News and press releases

ULAANBAATAR, 6 May 2015 – Ending a five-day visit to Ulaanbaatar, her first official visit to the newest OSCE participating State, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said Mongolia has taken major steps to reach today’s level of media freedom. At the same time, she also stressed the importance for continued efforts to further advance and support free media in the country...

Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs)...

COPENHAGEN, 5 May 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today addressed government representatives from the OSCE’s 57 participating States in Vienna, urging robust action and an end to “business as usual” on issues ranging from migrants and refugees to prisoners of conscience to the Guantanamo detention facility to the situation in occupied Crimea...

RIGA, 4 May 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today issued a joint declaration on “Freedom of Expression and Responses to Conflict Situations” together with special rapporteurs on free expression from the United Nations (UN), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights...

BELGRADE, 03 May 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today condemned violations of the cease-fire along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine during the last few days, and expressed in particular serious concern over the use of proscribed heavy weapons as well as the increased fighting in and around Donetsk and Shyrokyne. He once again reiterated the call, supported in Belgrade last week by the ministerial OSCE Troika, to all sides to fully and unconditionally respect the cease-fire, end all hostilities and implement all provisions from the Minsk Agreements, including the withdrawal of heavy weapons.

SARAJEVO, 30 April 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić completed on Wednesday a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During his visit, Dačić met BiH Presidency members Mladen Ivanić, Bakir Izetbegović and Dragan Čović, Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak, Chairperson of BiH Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and Federation of BiH President Marinko Čavara. During his meetings with senior state officials in Sarajevo, he highlighted the important role that Bosnia and Herzegovina plays in promoting regional co-operation and commended the government for its commitment to undertaking the necessary socio-economic reforms...

CHISINAU, 30 April 2015 – Specialists from the Moldovan Armed Forces, Interior Ministry and Justice Ministry have completed today a two-week OSCE-supported training course on physical security and stockpile management of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition, at the Armed Forces Military Academy “Alexandru cel Bun” in Chisinau...