News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes public inquiry report into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta
Publishing date: 2 August 2021
VIENNA, 2 August 2021 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro welcomed the report published by the independent Public Inquiry Board into the assassination of renowned investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta in 2017. The Public Inquiry, launched in December 2019 by the Maltese authorities, was conducted by a board consisting of a retired judge, a former Chief Justice and a serving judge. This board was tasked to determine whether any wrongful action or omission by, or within, any State entity in Malta facilitated or failed to prevent the death of the journalist.
Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek visits Batken province
Publishing date: 2 August 2021
Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) Alexey Rogov visited the Batken province, Kyrgyzstan from 26 to 29 July 2021. He met with local partners to learn firsthand about their development priorities and needs, and discuss key areas of co-operation.
OSCE supports anti-corruption training webinar for the judiciary
Publishing date: 2 August 2021
On 30 July, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported an anti-corruption webinar for Kazakhstan’s judiciary that included representatives from the supreme and district courts.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 19/2021: A member of the armed formations threatened to shoot down one of the SMM’s mini-unmanned aerial vehicles near Staromykhailivka
Publishing date: 31 July 2021
At 10:00 on 31 July, an SMM patrol arrived at a checkpoint in the eastern part of Staromykhailivka (non-government-controlled, 15km west of Donetsk) in order to conduct an announced mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight to follow up on allegations of a damaged civilian property in the area...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 177/2021 issued on 31 July 2021
Publishing date: 31 July 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 408 ceasefire violations, including 32 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 173 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 17 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 176/2021 issued on 30 July 2021
Publishing date: 30 July 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 173 ceasefire violations, including 14 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 28 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 25 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE-supported meeting aimed at planning scenario for simulation exercises countering drug-related money laundering in Almaty
Publishing date: 30 July 2021
An OSCE-organized three-day expert meeting to develop a scenario to use in simulation exercises on countering drug-related money laundering concluded on 30 July 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It took place at the Central Asian Regional Information and Co-ordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC).