News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Spot report by the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (OM), 13 September 2014
Publishing date: 13 September 2014
Russian convoy of 220 vehicles entered Ukraine through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point On 12 September 2014 starting at 22:20 (Moscow time) and throughout the night, a Russian convoy of 220 vehicles, including 193 cargo trucks, entered the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP) and crossed into Ukraine in six groups. By 13 September at 07:45, all the vehicles had crossed into Ukraine. According to the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES), the convoy is carrying only food products and heading to Luhansk.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 11 September 2014
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
The SMM continued to observe the situation in regard to the Minsk agreement with a focus on the non-use of weapons.
OSCE Representative urges authorities in Ukraine to respect media after raid on Vesti newspaper
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
VIENNA, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to respect media following a raid by law enforcement officers on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
High Commissioner looks forward to the clarification of Albania’s national minority protection framework
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
In the first visit by a High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) to Albania since 1994, Astrid Thors exchanged views with the country’s President Bujar Nishani and Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati on regional co-operation. She welcomed the country’s proactive steps to forge closer ties with its regional neighbours, particularly in education matters, stressing that “national minorities can be a bridge to facilitate such initiatives"...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps journalists’ trade unions to enhance safety network
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Twenty-eight journalists from across Ukraine were trained on safe and responsible reporting in hostile and crisis situations on 11 September 2014 in Kyiv. The training course, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), was held upon the request of the National Union of Journalists and the Independent Media Trade Union...
Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 12 September 2014: Simultaneous Release of Hostages/Prisoners
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
The SMM observed the simultaneous release of 68 hostages/prisoners in the Donetsk region...
Repeated threats and vandalism against newspaper in Germany unacceptable, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
VIENNA, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent series of threats and vandalism against the editorial offices of the daily German newspaper Lausitzer Rundschau are unacceptable and must be stopped...