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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
In reaction to the violent clashes in Kazakhstan, OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls for respect for freedom of the media and information
Publishing date: 12 January 2022
VIENNA, 12 January 2022 – Following the recent events in Kazakhstan, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro expressed her concern about the media freedom situation in the country. She calls for safe working conditions for journalists and other media workers under all circumstances, as well as a restoration of internet access in the country.
Statement by the OSCE Mission to BiH on the recent incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 January 2022
SARAJEVO, 12 January 2022- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is alarmed by a recent spate of hate incidents registered in various localities, including Bijeljina-Janja, Prijedor, Brčko, Gacko, Istočno Sarajevo, Ilidža, Foča, Doboj and Bužim. The Mission notes that the growing use of inflammatory, divisive rhetoric by some officials in BiH, including in recent days in Republika Srpska (RS), is contributing to the proliferation of such incidents. The Mission cautions against any and all acts that carry the potential to incite conflict and lead to the destabilization of peace and security in BiH.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 5/2022 issued on 11 January 2022
Publishing date: 11 January 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 133 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions, 55 of which were assessed as a live-fire training exercise inside the security zone. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 106 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission
Firm commitment to Guantanamo Bay closure urgently needed, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 11 January 2022
WARSAW, 11 January 2022 – Two decades after the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in the aftermath of the security challenges following the events of 9/11, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) renews its calls for the camp’s swift closure.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau discusses situation in Kazakhstan with Foreign Minister Tileuberdi
Publishing date: 10 January 2022
WARSAW/NUR-SULTAN, 10 JANUARY 2022– OSCE Chairman-in Office Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau spoke today on the phone with Acting Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 4/2022 issued on 10 January 2022
Publishing date: 10 January 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 5 and 9 January, the SMM recorded 152 ceasefire violations, including 38 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 85 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 5 and 9 January, the Mission
OSCE SMM Spot Report 1/2022: Armed formations denied the SMM’s passage near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 9 January 2022
On the morning of 9 January, the armed formations in Luhansk region denied the Mission’s passage to government-controlled areas...