News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Curriculum reform and policing in focus during OSCE Mission Head’s two-day visit to Brčko District BiH
Publishing date: 26 August 2025
Ambassador Rick Holtzapple, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded a two-day visit to Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, underscoring the Mission’s continued commitment to supporting reforms and strengthening co-operation with local institutions.
Remembering past atrocities is vital to combat current racism and discrimination perpetrated against Roma and Sinti, OSCE human rights office says
Publishing date: 2 August 2025
WARSAW, 2 August 2025 – Teaching about and commemorating the genocide of the Roma and Sinti is crucial to addressing the prejudice, hate speech, and hate crimes that continue to afflict our societies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on Roma Genocide Remembrance Day.
Expert missions to Central Asia assess countries’ needs for handling cross-border electronic evidence requests for investigating online crimes, including terrorism
Publishing date: 25 July 2025
Understanding what Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan need to ensure they are well-equipped to handle electronic evidence across borders was the goal of four needs assessment missions organized by the OSCE in June and July 2025.
OSCE and the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan strengthen Legal Culture in Urban and Rural Areas of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 July 2025
In 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana completed a series of three-day training seminars in four regions of Kazakhstan, respectively, in co-operation with the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA). The aim of the events was to raise awareness among representatives of local authorities, law enforcement, social services, civil society, small and medium-sized businesses, and academia about national and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights in both regional centres and rural areas of Kazakhstan.
OSCE Launches Cybersecurity Training Programme for Government Institutions of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 July 2025
From e-government to digital public services, Uzbekistan is steadily advancing the digitalization of its core state functions. However, digital transformation is impossible without robust cybersecurity. To support this, from 14 July to 21 August, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in
With the support of the European Union, OSCE handed over four CCTV cameras to Tajikistan’s Border Troops in Panj District
Publishing date: 18 July 2025
As part of the third phase of the European Union-funded project “Stabilization of the Southern Border Region of Tajikistan with Afghanistan,” the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over four video surveillance cameras to the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Panj district.
Evidence of human rights violations in Ukraine increases amid escalating attacks by Russian armed forces, OSCE human rights office says
Publishing date: 15 July 2025
WARSAW, 15 July 2025 – Intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities by the Russian Federation continue to result in a sharp increase in civilian casualties, while the systematic torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war persists and a growing number of Ukrainians are being prosecuted by Russian authorities on fabricated charges, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today in a new report.