News and press releases

Topical issues of modernizing media legislation in line with OSCE commitments and international standards were the focus of an OSCE-organized event that took place in Ashgabat on 22 and 23 May 2017...

The SMM’s operations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained restricted following the fatal incident of 23 April near Pryshyb; these restrictions continued to limit the Mission’s observations. The Mission recorded more ceasefire violations between the evenings of 19 and 20 May compared with the previous reporting period. Between the evenings of 20 and 21 May the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region compared with the previous 24-hour period...

BELGRADE, 22 May 2017 – Austrian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart visited the OSCE Mission to Serbia today and was briefed by the Head of Mission, Andrea Orizio, and his staff on their ongoing work...

Strengthening the ability of civil society groups to counter hate crime was the focus of a training event co-hosted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 19 to 22 May 2017 in Istanbul. The event, organized in co-operation with the European Muslim Initiative

The first of two OSCE-supported three-day training seminars for court reporters concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 20 May 2017. Some 15 journalists from across the country enhanced their professional skills in legal reporting, with a focus on making court reporting more interesting and establishing

The OSCE Mission to Moldova brought together representatives of law faculties, state authorities and relevant NGOs in Chisinau on 18 May 2017 to discuss new possibilities to strengthen the provision of much-needed primary legal aid in Moldova...

Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 19 May 2017