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OSCE Media Freedom Representative and OSCE Head of Mission to Serbia dismayed by acquittals in Ćuruvija murder case
Publishing date: 2 February 2024
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA/BELGRADE, 2 February 2024 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Jan Braathu, expressed their dismay over today’s verdict of the Belgrade Appellate Court. In this verdict, all defendants were acquitted, leaving the 1999 murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija unresolved. This latest verdict significantly deviates from the two previous first-instance court decisions, which had resulted in extensive prison sentences for the defendants.
Albanian civil society, local and national government representatives exchange best practices in raising awareness on firearms during OSCE Presence-organized visit to Croatia
Publishing date: 2 February 2024
Ten representatives from civil society organizations, Local Safety Councils, Ministry of Interior and Albanian State Police were on a visit to Zagreb, Croatia, on 30 and 31 January 2024, to exchange best practices and strategies when designing and implementing local and national awareness raising
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches call for nominations for 2024 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 2 February 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 2 February 2024 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov today launched a call for nominations for the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award. The award of 50,000 euros recognizes extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE participating States. The deadline for nominations is 31 March 2024.
OSCE PCUz continues supporting the “Open Data Challenge” to find digital solutions for economic development and good governance in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 1 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
From 26 to 28 January, IT enthusiasts gathered at the New Uzbekistan University in Tashkent for the sixth edition of the “Open Data Challenge” hackathon.
Organized crime and the role of women in criminal networks in focus at OSCE lecture
Publishing date: 31 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
From 29 to 31 January 2024, 25 graduate students from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia participated in a training programme dedicated to organized crime and the often-overlooked role of women in criminal networks. This event was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and OSCE Transnational Threats Department.
OSCE Presence organizes study visit to Slovakia for Albanian environment and law enforcement officials
Publishing date: 31 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Environmental activities, Environmental good governance
Environment and law enforcement officials from Albania conducted a study visit to Slovakia focused on environmental inspection and investigation of environmental crimes, on 30 and 31 January 2024. The OSCE Presence in Albania organized the visit as part of its efforts to increase national
Russian Federation flouts international commitments once again with decision not to invite OSCE observers to presidential election
Publishing date: 29 January 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/COPENHAGEN, 29 January 2024 – The decision of the Russian Federation not to invite OSCE observers to the upcoming presidential election is deeply regrettable, leaders of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) said today.