News and press releases

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 813 ceasefire violations, including 183 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 376 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 35 ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting

The OSCE Mission and the Kosovo Police launched a joint campaign against domestic violence today to raise awareness of the problem and help to prevent it more effectively.

As part of the longstanding support that the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides to the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO), the Mission supported the organization of the final design and validation workshop on RYCO Strategy 2022–2024 from 19 to 22 November 2021.

STOCKHOLM / VIENNA / WARSAW, 25 November 2021- On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence, OSCE leaders called on participating States to increase their efforts and resources to combat violence against women and girls, including violence enabled by digital technology.

Today marked the seventh annual Media Development Forum, a platform for dialogue among media, state institutions and civil society organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. This year’s forum focused on the freedom and development of media in Albania.

VIENNA, 25 November 2021 – The media freedom situation in the OSCE region has not improved since her previous report six months ago, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, during the presentation of her second biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today.

The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online training course on multimedia journalism from 24 to 26 November 2021.