News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 10/2021: Two objects that appear to be cameras installed on the mast of the SMM camera system at the Oktiabr mine, at night, and without permission, in non-government-controlled Donetsk
Publishing date: 19 April 2021
The SMM’s daylight camera at the Oktiabr mine (non-government-controlled, 9km north-west of Donetsk city) is emplaced on a mast located on the roof of a 50m concrete tower. On 14 April, a senior member of the armed formations asked the Mission whether armed formations could install a camera on the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde and Secretary General Schmid discussed recent developments in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 18 April 2021
STOCKHOLM/VIENNA, 18 April 2021 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid have discussed the security situation in and around Ukraine and call for de-escalation.
Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 14 April 2021
Publishing date: 14 April 2021
KYIV, 14 April 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:
OSCE Presence and Albania’s Constitutional Court sign Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening Court’s capacities
Publishing date: 14 April 2021
Vincenzo Del Monaco, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania and Chair of Albania’s Constitutional Court Vitore Tusha, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 14 April 2021, to strengthen co-operation for advancing the capacities of the Court to perform its work in line with international standards.
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 13 April 2021
Moscow/Paris/Washington, 13 April 2021- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:
Troubled by recent developments in Turkey, OSCE PA human rights leaders stress importance of respect for democratic principles
Publishing date: 13 April 2021
COPENHAGEN, 13 April 2021 – Concerned by moves to legally dissolve the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights and democracy committee said today that banning one of the country’s largest political parties would be a mistake and could further undermine democratic principles in Turkey. The recent arrest of HDP parliamentarian Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, following the stripping of his parliamentary immunity, is only the latest in long string of elected officials whose mandates have been removed, the OSCE PA members said.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 8/2021: Forced emergency landing of long-range unmanned aerial vehicle due to dual GPS signal interference
Publishing date: 9 April 2021
At 20:00 on 8 April, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk, 25km west-north-west of the contact line), an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming...