News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
An advance on Mariupol by illegal separatists could have ‘disastrous consequences,’ OSCE PA President says
Publishing date: 27 April 2015
COPENHAGEN, 27 April 2015 – A military advance by illegal separatists in Ukraine on the city of Mariupol could have “disastrous consequences” for efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the country, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) said today following a meeting of the Assembly’s Bureau in the Danish Parliament...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe general elections in United Kingdom
Publishing date: 20 April 2015
COPENHAGEN, 20 April 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will conduct an election observation mission to the United Kingdom for the country’s general elections on 7 May...
Azerbaijan’s Jafarov ‘clearly a prisoner of conscience,’ says OSCE PA human rights Chair
Publishing date: 16 April 2015
COPENHAGEN, 16 April 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani rights activist Rasul Jafarov to a lengthy prison term and called on the international community to recognize him as a prisoner of conscience...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Centre in Ashgabat hold seminar for Turkmen MPs on parliamentary activities
Publishing date: 15 April 2015
ASHGABAT, 15 April 2015 – Lawmakers from Turkmenistan discussed activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and opportunities to deepen their engagement in its work at a seminar conducted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat this week...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative Cardin expresses deep concern over shooting of Walter Scott
Publishing date: 10 April 2015
COPENHAGEN, 10 April 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance, U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin, today expressed deep concern over the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a police officer on 4 April in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
OSCE PA President demands end to intimidation of monitors in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
COPENHAGEN, 8 April 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today called for an immediate end to the intimidation of OSCE monitors in Ukraine and reiterated the need for the monitors to have unfettered access throughout the country...
Russian and Ukrainian parliamentarians discuss conflict resolution at OSCE PA-German Bundestag retreat
Publishing date: 29 March 2015
LEINSWEILER, Germany, 29 March 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the German Bundestag hosted a retreat and seminar in Leinsweiler, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany on 28 and 29 March to discuss conflict resolution strategies and hear from experts on German-French rapprochement and post-conflict border issues. The seminar facilitated one of the few direct meetings between Russian and Ukrainian parliamentarians since the crisis in and around Ukraine began...