News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 2 November 2017
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas and recorded ceasefire violations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska and Petrivske disengagement areas. Its access remained restricted in all three areas and elsewhere. The SMM saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines in Kostiantynivka and Volnovakha, and near Aslanove and Poltavka. The Mission observed the presence of mine hazard signs as well as boxes with firing cables attached to them near Novotroitske. It facilitated and monitored repairs and maintenance to essential infrastructure near Marinka and Artema. The Mission visited a border area not under government control. The Mission monitored the situation along the administrative boundary line between Kherson region and Crimea...
Common understanding of rules for responsible state behaviour in cyber space needed, say participants of OSCE Chairmanship conference on cybersecurity
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
VIENNA, 3 November 2017 – A common understanding of the rules for responsible state behaviour in cyberspace are needed in order to promote confidence and trust between states and lower the risk of cyber conflicts, said participants of the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship’s conference on cybersecurity today in Vienna...
Women’s advancement in public life focus of Ottawa meeting between OSCE PA President Muttonen and Special Representative Fry
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
OTTAWA, 3 November 2017— OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Christine Muttonen (Austria) is in Ottawa where she met yesterday with OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues Hedy Fry (Canada) for discussions on the promotion of women’s leadership in the OSCE, its Parliamentary Assembly and within national parliaments.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expresses concern on detention and situation of Russian journalist Igor Rudnikov
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
VALLETTA, 3 November 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed concern regarding the detention of and reports of violence against journalist Igor Rudnikov in Kaliningrad in the Russian Federation and called on the authorities to release him...
OSCE media freedom representative, in Malta, calls for full, transparent and independent investigation into murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
VALLETTA, 3 November 2017- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, in Malta today to attend the funeral of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, urged the country’s authorities to ensure that all means will be put in place to enable a full, transparent and independent investigation into the killing of the prominent investigative journalist...
Stronger free and pluralistic media and comprehensive security mutually beneficial, Chair of OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting concludes
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
VIENNA, 3 November 2017 – The relationship between the media and security across the OSCE region and how it could be enhanced to the benefit of both the free media and security interests was the focus of the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting 2017, which concludes in Vienna today.
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Serbia
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Belgrade on 1 and 2 November 2017 to present the final report of ODIHR’s election assessment mission for the presidential election in Serbia on 2 April 2017. The report’s