News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports course for Kyrgyz police officers on fighting organized crime
Publishing date: 21 April 2014
A course for ten frontline Kyrgyz police officers on intelligence and investigation techniques in fighting organized crime ended on 19 April 2014 in Turkey.
OSCE supports senior Kyrgyz officials visit to international forum on anti-corruption
Publishing date: 21 April 2014
OSCE supports senior Kyrgyz officials visit to international forum on anti-corruption OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported participation of eight representatives from the Economy Ministry of Kyrgyzstan, including Minister, at the 16th Anti-Corruption network steering group meeting in Paris, France on 16 to 18 April 2014.
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine – based on information provided up until 18 April 2014, 20:00 (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 19 April 2014
Teams of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) gauged reaction to the Geneva Statement of 17 April. The situation in Western and Central Ukraine remains calm. In Luhansk and Donetsk districts it is tense owing to the continued activity of armed opponents of the central government. In the southern part of the country and in other parts of Eastern Ukraine, the situation was assessed as stable and relatively calm.
Journalists face violence, intimidation and psychological warfare in conflict areas in Ukraine says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 April 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
ODESA, 16 April 2014- Ending her three-day visit to Ukraine, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said that the media freedom situation in Ukraine has reached a very dangerous stage, and she alerted OSCE participating States that unless this trend is reversed it could contribute to the deterioration of the security situation.
OSCE Mission organizes master class for students in Gagauzia
Publishing date: 14 April 2014
As part of the project supporting participation of Gagauz youth in public and political life, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first master class for students of Comrat University, in Gagauzia, on 14 April 2014. The invited guest, Hungarian Ambassador Mátyás Szilágyi, discussed with the students the rights of national minorities in Hungary...
OSCE Mission supports combatting cybercrime in Montenegro
Publishing date: 14 April 2014
An OSCE-supported regional conference presented the first guide on cybercrime designed to serve as a tool for the judiciary, prosecution and police. The two-day event, which took place on 10-11 April 2014 in Przno, Becici, was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, US Embassy in Podgorica and the Judiciary Training Centre.
OSCE trains border officials on protecting human rights in securing borders from terrorism
Publishing date: 11 April 2014
Senior border officials from ten OSCE participating States and two Partners for Co-operation completed today a one-week course in Dushanbe on the protection of human rights when countering terrorism at the borders. The training course, which brought together 22 participants, focused on the need to