News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE builds capacity of public and private sector in Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley
Publishing date: 26 July 2013
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan held an interactive capacity-building exercise for the country’s state authorities and private sector representatives from 21 to 24 July 2013 on the outskirts of Dushanbe...
Ways to prevent online illicit drug trade discussed at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
VIENNA, 25 July 2013 – Challenges, best practices and co-operation between countries and organizations in preventing and combating illicit drug trade on the Internet are key themes of an OSCE conference that started in Vienna today...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections recommends measures to strengthen public confidence in electoral process and improve media coverage
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
The early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 12 May 2013 were held in a competitive environment, but further efforts are needed to strengthen public confidence in the process and ensure balanced media coverage, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concludes in its final report on the vote...
OSCE raises awareness on women’s rights with law enforcement officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
ASHGABAT, 25 July 2013 – Some 25 officials of Turkmenistan’s law enforcement institutions participated in an OSCE-organized seminar on women’s rights and gender issues in Ashgabat today...
Afghan and Tajik border officers complete OSCE, UNDP border security training
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
DUSHANBE, 25 July 2013 – A total of 24 Afghan and Tajik border officers completed today a 10-day training course on international border management standards and methods...
Unity to remain at all times: OSCE Mission commemorates 50th anniversary of the Skopje earthquake
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
SKOPJE, 26 July 2013 – Only twenty seconds altered the future of the city: on this day in 1963, Skopje was hit by a massive earthquake, killing more than a thousand people and destroying or damaging eighty percent of all buildings. Today, as the OSCE Mission to Skopje commemorates the 50th anniversary of the disaster, the Acting Head of Mission, Ambassador Marianne Berecz, stressed that the solidarity demonstrated at that difficult time should serve as an inspiration for the future...
OSCE media freedom representative alarmed by court decision in Skopje to continue detention of journalist
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
VIENNA, 25 July 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the continued pre-trial detention of investigative journalist, Tomislav Kezarovski in Skopje...