News and press releases

OTTAWA, 1 March 2018- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir yesterday concluded a visit to Canada in which he held meetings on the state of freedom of expression and media freedom in the country with a broad range of state officials. He also participated in an international conference on Internet jurisdiction in Ottawa...

An OSCE-supported regional seminar on risk profiling for officers of border service educational institutions from Central Asian states concluded on 1 March 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

The current trends and challenges in pre-trial proceedings on criminal cases was the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported annual roundtable discussion that began in Ak-Bulak near Almaty, Kazakhstan on 1 March 2018...

The OSCE Gender Section delivered a two-day training course on advancing gender equality through the establishment of mentor networks for women in Minsk.

The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, including more explosions, and fewer in Luhansk region, compared with the previous reporting period. The Mission observed damage caused by shelling, including to civilian properties and essential infrastructure, in Zaitseve and Zolote-5. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske and observed ceasefire violations near the Zolote disengagement area. Its access remained restricted in all three areas and elsewhere, including near Siedove close to the border with the Russian Federation.* The SMM observed weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. The Mission facilitated and monitored repair works and maintenance of essential infrastructure near Zolote and Berezove and in Olenivka.

The final event of a training programme designed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to improve co-operation between police officers and prosecutors in addressing hate crimes in Bulgaria was held on 27 and 28 February 2018 in Plovdiv. The training course,

Hate crime against migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 27 and 28 February 2018 in London. Forty-seven participants, 26 women and 21 men, from 14 OSCE participating States included representatives