News and press releases

On 2 July 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador of Iceland, Kristín A. Árnadóttir, to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Iceland and the OSCE region...

OSCE Men for Gender Equality, an informal group of staff from the OSCE Secretariat, conducted a fundraiser from March 8 to April 7 in support of efforts to respond to gender-based violence that raised EUR 3,000.

From 24 June to 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized an online training course for businesses on whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection. The course highlighted whistleblowing as a relevant mechanism in maintaining integrity and controlling corruption. The event was organized in collaboration with the High inspectorate for Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of interest (HIDAACI).

VIENNA, 5 July 2021 – Thirty years on from the 1990 Bonn Document, the OSCE hosted a conference reviewing how to continue contributing to European peace, security and prosperity through a market-based economy and environmental protection...

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 164 ceasefire violations, including 136 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 927 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 52 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous

At 15:45 on 2 July, the SMM arrived at its camera system at the Oktiabr mine (non-government-controlled, 9km north-west of Donetsk city) to conduct scheduled maintenance of a malfunctioning camera. During the maintenance, the Mission saw a hole in the front and the back of the housing of one of the cameras which was assessed as caused by a recent impact of a bullet from small-arms fire...

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 927 ceasefire violations, including 40 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 78 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 111 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting