News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Free expression and freedom of the media remains under threat in Crimea, Ukraine, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 19 April 2016
VIENNA, 19 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the intimidation of journalist Nikolay Semena in Crimea, Ukraine...
OSCE-supported event contributes to provision of legal aid to vulnerable persons in Moldova
Publishing date: 19 April 2016
Twenty-one law students and three consultants from the National Legal Aid Council took part in a training event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 14 to 16 April 2016 on delivering primary legal aid to vulnerable persons...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek-supported report assesses protection of human rights within Kyrgyzstan’s armed forces
Publishing date: 19 April 2016
BISHKEK, 19 April 2016 – An OSCE Centre in Bishkek-supported report detailing the protection of human rights within the Kyrgyz Armed Forces and recommendations to the Kyrgyz Government on how to improve the situation was presented in Bishkek today by the Kylym Shamy NGO, the Kyrgyz Ombudsman Office, the National Centre on the Prevention of Torture and the General Staff of the Armed Forces...
OSCE hosts seminar in Kazakhstan on freedom of expression and hate speech on Internet
Publishing date: 19 April 2016
ASTANA, 19 April 2016 – An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on protecting freedom of expression and countering hate speech on the Internet began today in Astana...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 17 April 2016
Publishing date: 18 April 2016
The SMM recorded a lower level of violence in Donetsk region over the weekend. In Luhansk region the SMM continued to register ceasefire violations in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska in the evening hours and registered similar numbers of explosions compared to the night of 15 April. The SMM followed up on allegations of shelling in areas near the contact line. It observed weapons in the security zone, and noted that weapons were absent from storage sites. The Mission monitored four areas and was denied access to one area on the border still outside government control. Both sides restricted the SMM’s freedom of movement*. The SMM saw a Ukrainian Armed Forces checkpoint had been moved 3km closer to a “DPR” position...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana trains law enforcement officials and academics on responsible and transparent project management
Publishing date: 18 April 2016
ASTANA, 18 April 2016 – An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar for some 30 officials from the law enforcement agencies and academia on responsible project management began today in Astana...
Parliamentarians meet in Franco-German border region to consider contributions to addressing protracted conflicts in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 April 2016
LEINSWEILER, 17 April 2016 – Members of Parliament from 15 countries gathered in the French-German border region on 16 and 17 April to consider parliamentary contributions to OSCE efforts in addressing conflicts. Some 25 parliamentarians, including from several countries impacted by protracted conflicts, heard presentations from experts on reconciliation processes particularly in the Saar-Lor-Lux and Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino regions...