News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 9 February 2021
Publishing date: 9 February 2021
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 increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Director General of the European Broadcasting Union
Publishing date: 9 February 2021
On 5 February, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro met with the Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Noel Curran, to discuss the media freedom situation across the OSCE region and the value of public service media.
OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar: Transparency and trust needed to rebuild confidence in face of complex European security challenges
Publishing date: 9 February 2021
VIENNA, 9 February 2021 — Fostering military transparency and building mutual confidence and trust among OSCE participating States is the aim of the two-day High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar, which opened today and was organized by the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and chaired by the FSC Chairpersonship of the United States.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 30/2021 issued on 8 February 2021
Publishing date: 8 February 2021
Summary Between the evenings of 5 and 7 February, the Mission recorded 349 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded eight ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 5 and 7 February, the SMM recorded 25 ceasefire violations in Luhansk
Lithuania parliamentary elections 2020: OSCE/ODIHR election expert team final report
Publishing date: 8 February 2021
Lithuania 2020 parliamentary elections Lithuania’s 2020 parliamentary elections were managed efficiently despite the COVID-19 pandemic but its legislation, although enjoying broad public trust, contains excessive restrictions on candidacy rights, as well as provisions that can undermine the
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid to Uzbek labour migrants abroad
Publishing date: 8 February 2021
On 5 February, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), John MacGregor handed over personal protection equipment and humanitarian aid to the Deputy Director of the Agency for External Labour Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Hojiakbar Fayzullahodjayev...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Armenia
Publishing date: 8 February 2021
On 5 February 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Armen Papikyan to discuss media freedom developments in Armenia and areas in which the RFoM’s institution can provide assistance.