News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 2 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 3 June 2014
The overall security situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained volatile. Other parts of Ukraine remained calm. The SMM has not re-established contact with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on US authorities to drop case against journalist
Publishing date: 3 June 2014
VIENNA, 3 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today said she was disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision which may force a reporter to reveal their sources in a criminal trial...
OSCE Centre in Astana trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures
Publishing date: 3 June 2014
ASTANA, 3 June 2014- A regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the OSCE Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures began in Astana today. The OSCE Centre in Astana has organized the four-day event in co-operation with Kazakhstan's Defence Ministry...
Siege of free media in Ukraine continues, journalists remain principal target, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 3 June 2014
VIENNA, 3 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the continued attacks on and mistreatment of members of the media in eastern and southern Ukraine...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports publication of Ombudsman Annual Report
Publishing date: 3 June 2014
An OSCE-supported report on the activities of National Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) in 2013 was presented at a roundtable discussion at the Financial Police Academy in Koschi, Kazakhstan, on 3 June 2014...
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 1 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
The overall security situation in Donetsk region is tense. The situation in Luhansk region is volatile. SMM has not re-established contact with its monitors from Donetsk and Luhansk with whom contact has been lost...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports dialogue on future reform of Ukraine’s justice system
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system...