News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes co-operation with Turkmenistan on her first visit
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
ASHGABAT, 20 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today during her first visit to Turkmenistan offered the country’s authorities her assistance to liberalize media legislation and called for greater access to the Internet...
Expert meeting seeks to strengthen OSCE crisis response
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
The potential for enhancing early response to crises and emerging conflicts is the focus of a meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2011 hosted by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over London police attempt to force reporters to disclose sources
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
VIENNA, 19 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was greatly concerned about reports the Metropolitan Police of London is seeking a court order requiring reporters to disclose confidential sources relied upon to investigate the News of the World phone-hacking scandal...
Winners of 2011 OSCE photo contest on sustainable transport and energy announced
Publishing date: 14 September 2011
Finding environmentally-friendly ways to produce energy, and transport goods and people, is crucial in safeguarding our future. A photo contest organized by the 2011 Lithuanian Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in May–July encouraged professional and amateur photographers to demonstrate their visions of the development of sustainable energy and transport—the theme of the 19th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held in Prague on 14-16 September 2011...
Bold action needed to develop sustainable energy and transport, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 14 September 2011
PRAGUE, 14 September 2011 – Sustainable, efficient and environmentally friendly energy and transport policies are the focus of a three-day OSCE conference that opened today in Prague...
More, not less media freedom needed to combat terrorism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 9 September 2011
VIENNA, 9 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commemorated the victims of terrorism worldwide on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States and reaffirmed the importance of free media in fighting terrorism...
OSCE holds meeting in Kyiv on misuse of new payment methods for money laundering
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
KYIV, 8 September 2011 – Fighting the laundering of criminal profits through new payment methods was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE in Kyiv today...