News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes training in Turkmenistan on countering drug trafficking
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a series of training courses for Turkmenistan’s customs and law enforcement officials on interdicting drugs and chemical precursors from 29 May to 7 June 2017...
78th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
On 7 June 2017, the 78th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti in an open and constructive atmosphere...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 6 June 2017
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
In Donetsk region the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations and fewer explosions compared with the previous reporting period. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations and more than eight times the number of explosions. The SMM confirmed three civilian casualties from Kruta Balka and observed impact sites in Pavlopil. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske; it recorded ceasefire violations in Zolote. Its access remained restricted there and elsewhere.* In violation of withdrawal lines, an SMM unmanned aerial vehicle spotted a tank near Bezimenne. The Mission monitored demining and facilitated electrical repairs at Donetsk Water Filtration Station. The SMM monitored one border area not under government control in Dovzhanskyi...
Trafficking in human beings in focus of OSCE-supported training course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
A training course on combating trafficking in human beings, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the BiH Ministry of Security for officers of the Border Police and the Service for Foreigners' Affairs, concluded on 7 June 2017 in Sarajevo...
Netherlands parliamentary elections competitive and pluralistic, OSCE/ODIHR final report says; recommends codifying existing regulations, reviewing proxy voting, ensuring full voting rights of persons with mental disabilities
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
While the 15 March 2017 parliamentary elections in the Netherlands were conducted in a professional manner and characterized by a high level of public confidence in the election administration, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends in its final report that
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 6 June 2017
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs...
OSCE supports training of cybercrime and digital forensics investigators from Azerbaijan and Georgia on using the Python programming language in investigations
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
A five-day regional training course for 16 cybercrime and digital forensics investigators from Azerbaijan and Georgia focusing on using the Python programming language for the retrieval of digital evidence, started on 5 June 2017 in Tbilisi...