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OSCE Presence empowers women councillors in Albania through Women Municipal Excellence Programme

Publishing date: 10 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Gender equality
On 7 and 8 October 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania awarded 20 motivated women members of municipal councils who completed the Women Municipal Excellence Programme (WoMEP), and also organized the second training module for 22 other women councillors, WoMEP’s third generation. WoMEP assists women

Türkiye should review the new draft disinformation bill to fully align with OSCE media freedom commitments, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative

Publishing date: 10 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 10 October 2022 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Teresa Ribeiro expressed her concern today regarding the “Draft Bill on the Amendment of the Press Law and Some Laws,” that is currently being debated in the Turkish Parliament. The proposed law aims at criminalising the spread of disinformation in the online sphere with possible jail sentences of up to three years.

Human Dimension Conference concludes in Warsaw

Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 7 October 2022 – The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference concluded today. Over a thousand participants representing international organizations, governments, and civil society from across the OSCE area gathered to examine the implementation of the OSCE Human Dimension commitments at the ten-day event.

Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism focus of OSCE –organized lecture course in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance, Countering terrorism
From 4 to 7 October 2022, the OSCE-Centre in Ashgabat organized a lecture course on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) aspects within the Economy, Finance and Credit, Jurisprudence and International relations disciplines. The four-day event was held in a hybrid

OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces continued persecution of Belarusian media professionals

Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 7 October 2022 — The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today strongly condemned the continued sentencing of journalists and media workers in Belarus, following the criminal conviction of former and current employees of independent news agency BelaPAN.

Possibilities of engaging the Ukrainian diaspora in reconstruction and development explored at ODIHR event

Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Opportunities and challenges of engaging the Ukrainian diaspora in post-conflict reconstruction and development, including examples of good practices from other countries’ diasporas, were discussed at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 6

Concluding visit to Tajikistan, OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities to address various media freedom issues, and offers assistance

Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 7 October 2022- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, raised several media freedom issues during her official visit to Tajikistan between 3 and 7 October 2022.