Publications

Commissioned by the OSCE Presence in Albania as part of its efforts to strengthen media professionalism in Albania, and prepared by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Albania.

Scoping study on addressing shared climate-related security challenges and strengthening resilience

The Manual on Project Proposal Writing was created as part of the capacity building program of local public broadcasters in Montenegro, implemented by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The guide aims to help local public broadcasters prepare project proposals that they can apply for funds available from domestic and international donors. This is a document accompanying a two-day training organized by the OSCE Mission aimed at developing concrete project ideas among local public service broadcasters. (Available only in Montenegrin)

Table on imprisoned journalists in Turkey- 10 March 2014

This guidebook is a result of joint work between Ukraine's Interior Ministry officers and media unions’ experts as part of a project implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator. It includes recommendations on their co-operation during mass events, the rules of safe conduct and a detailed overview of the rights and responsibilities of both the police and journalists. It is not available in English.

In this issue: Facilitating voting in Kosovo, the Transdniestrian settlement process, good economic governance, digital media freedom.

This user guide for lawyers and journalists on the application of defamation norms has been developed with the OSCE support. It introduces all step-by-step procedures on pre-trial and court proceedings related to defamation and insult cases. The guide was developed by Ara Ghazaryan, Deputy Director of Arni Consult and member of the Information Disputes Council and Artak Zeynalyan, human rights activist of the Rule of Law NGO. It is not available in English.

The project is implemented in co-ordination with Council of Europe, UN Agencies, ODIHR, OSCE Gender Issues Programme and local OSCE field operations. It contributes to SDG5 and SDG16.

These Guidelines were jointly prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) and by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 125th online Plenary Session (11–12 December 2020).

Concise information on the activities of the OSCE Mission to Serbia.