News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security to be discussed by OSCE foreign ministers, media freedom on agenda, says Chairperson
Publishing date: 5 December 2011
VILNIUS, 5 December 2011 – Foreign ministers and high-level representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States will meet in Vilnius tomorrow to discuss progress on pressing security challenges and take decisions to chart the way ahead.
OSCE meeting promotes pluralism in new media, warns of excessive regulation of Internet content
Publishing date: 7 July 2011
Promoting pluralism in new media, including the Internet, is the focus of a two-day OSCE meeting that started on 7 July 2011...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes release of French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
VIENNA, 29 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today's release of two French journalists who had been held by kidnappers in Afghanistan for a year and half...
OSCE participating States have duty to ensure the safety of journalists, Chairperson says
Publishing date: 7 June 2011
VILNIUS, 7 June 2011 – All OSCE participating States must act to fulfill their commitments to ensure the safety and security of journalists, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today as he opened a two-day meeting devoted to finding ways to better protect journalists...
OSCE welcomes release of Eynulla Fatullayev
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
VILNIUS, 26 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the Decree by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to release Eynulla Fatullayev...
Threats to journalists cannot be tolerated, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
VILNIUS, 2 May 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, called for OSCE states to do more to protect journalists...
OSCE Chairperson emphasizes need to respect commitments, offers support to partner countries Egypt and Tunisia
Publishing date: 24 February 2011
VIENNA, 24 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today called on OSCE participating States to fulfil their commitments and said that the Organization could provide advice and assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, both OSCE Partners for Co-operation...