News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 23 December 2015
Publishing date: 24 December 2015
The SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared to previous days. In Luhansk region, the SMM saw and heard the use of a multiple launch rocket system. The SMM again attempted, unsuccessfully, to reach Kominternove* in order to follow up on reports about the presence of armed persons in the village. The SMM encountered other restrictions to its freedom of movement...
Spot Report by the Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk: A forty-seventh Russian convoy of 44 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 24 December 2015
On 24 December 2015 at 06:50hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 44 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All of 44 vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 16:00hrs on 24 December...
Law students and paralegals raise awareness of legal aid following training event supported by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Sixteen representatives of various local institutions working with children attended an OSCE-supported public lecture on the observance of children’s rights held on 16 December 2015 in the village of Gaidar in Gagauzia. The lecture followed a training event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova to prepare law students and paralegals to organize public lectures on accessing legal aid...
Remembrance Day for Killed Journalists in Russia a reminder of the importance of investigating all attacks on journalists, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 15 December 2015
VIENNA, 15 December 2015 – On the occasion of Remembrance Day for Killed Journalists in the Russian Federation, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reiterated her call on the authorities to investigate all killings of journalists and to end impunity...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports public discussion on implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information
Publishing date: 14 December 2015
Implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information was in focus of the public discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Agency for the Protection of Personal Data and Free Access to Information, on 11 December 2015, in Podgorica...
OSCE Centre supports Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
BISHKEK, 10 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is marking International Human Rights Day by supporting the Ninth International Festival of Documentary Films on Human Rights, which starts tomorrow and is organized by the Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan human rights movement...
OSCE Representative urges authorities in Armenia to ensure journalists’ rights to report in a free and safe manner
Publishing date: 9 December 2015
VIENNA, 9 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over recent cases of obstruction and threats against journalists covering the 6 December referendum on constitutional reforms in Armenia...