News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
16th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
The 16th IPRM meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani on 21 October. The constructive meeting was co-facilitated by the European Union Monitoring Mission and the OSCE...
OSCE observers assess Bulgarian elections positively, but raise concerns about vote-buying, media coverage
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
The OSCE/ODIHR observer mission made an overall positive assessment of the presidential and municipal elections on 24 October 2011, but said continued reform is needed to address concerns such as pervasive allegations of vote-buying and the near absence of any editorial coverage of the campaign in the media...
Chairperson condemns new restrictions on freedom of assembly and association in Belarus
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
VILNIUS, 24 October 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned newly adopted amendments to existing laws on public assemblies and the security services, saying they will further limit the fundamental freedoms of assembly and association in Belarus...
OSCE-supported Association of Women Police in Kyrgyzstan celebrates its first anniversary
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
BISHKEK, 20 October 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion on the contemporary role of female police officers took place today in Bishkek to mark the first anniversary of the Association of Women Police in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE media freedom representative opens annual media conference in Tbilisi, calls for Internet to remain free in South Caucasus
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
TBILISI, 20 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today opened the eighth annual South Caucasus Media Conference, focusing this year on media pluralism and Internet governance...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator promotes legal education reform in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
LVIV, Ukraine, 20 October 2011 – Reform of Ukraine’s legal education system is a focus of a four-day OSCE-supported conference that started in Lviv today...
OSCE report calls for improved witness protection in Armenia
Publishing date: 18 October 2011
YEREVAN, 18 October 2011 – International standards for the protection of witnesses, procedural measures during investigation and adjudication processes, and practical recommendations for improvement of witness protection are in the subject of an OSCE-supported report presented today in Yerevan...