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 12 September 2017
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
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 decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week....
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
SKOPJE, 13 September 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 15 October municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for local elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
TBILISI, 13 September 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 21 October local elections in Georgia. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Georgian authorities...
OSCE organizes risk assessment and crisis management exercise in Slovakia on protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
A national table top exercise focusing on preparedness and protection of non-nuclear critical energy infrastructure against IT-based terrorist attacks concluded on 13 September 2017 in Bratislava...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on authorities in Montenegro to swiftly investigate death threats against journalist
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
WARSAW, 12 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned a death threat directed at Vladimir Otašević, a journalist with the Montenegrin newspaper Dan, and called for a swift investigation...
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes workshop on eLearning courses
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
ELearning is a form of knowledge delivery that is being increasingly used in our societies for the efficient delivery of academic and professional training. From 5 to 8 September 2017, the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) in Dushanbe delivered a workshop on the design, development and implementation of eLearning courses, which aimed to assist national border security and management agencies to unlock the potential of digital learning technology...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 11 September 2017
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region compared with the previous 24 hours. It continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske and recorded a ceasefire violation near the Zolote disengagement area. Its access remained restricted in all three areas and elsewhere.* The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near Khlibodarivka and Zhelanne. An SMM unmanned aerial vehicle spotted 40 tanks near Manuilivka and aerial imagery revealed almost 60 military-type trucks in the security zone near Kalmiuske. It facilitated and monitored repairs and maintenance of essential infrastructure near Shchastia and Artema. The Mission continued to monitor the situation of schools near the contact line on both sides. The SMM visited two border areas not under government control...