News and press releases

COPENHAGEN, 31 August 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today condemned the violence that occurred during protests outside of Ukraine’s parliament earlier on 31 August, which resulted in the death of at least one member of the National Guard and scores injured...

VIENNA, 31 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the Italian authorities to offer better protection for members of the media, following recent attack against journalists covering activities of organized crime groups...

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz State Border Service Border jointly opened early warning groups for conflict prevention in the border cities of Talas, northern Kyrgyzstan, on 28 August and the city of Osh, in the south of the country, on 21 August 2015...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. Ceasefire violations were recorded in numerous locations. The SMM observed damage caused by shelling and conducted several crater analyses in Donetsk and Luhansk regions...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed damage caused by shelling and conducted crater analyses in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In Donetsk there was a significant increase in ceasefire violations compared to the previous day...

ALMATY, 28 August 2015- A three-week advanced training course on effective use of dogs in countering transnational threats to the country’s security concluded today in Almaty...

A “Follow us” initiative on dialogue of prominent women from Belgrade and Pristina was promoted at the Western Balkans Summit on 27 August 2015 in Vienna...