News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Conflicting sides should stop targeting media professionals covering Ukraine crisis, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 19 May 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 19 May 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the continued harassment of journalists covering the conflict in Ukraine...
OSCE Representative welcomes new Ukrainian public service broadcasting law as way to improve media pluralism
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
VIENNA, 14 May 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption of a public broadcasting law in Ukraine as a significant effort to institutionally reinforce media freedom in the country...
Ahead of Ukraine’s elections, OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches voter awareness campaign
Publishing date: 12 May 2014
An awareness campaign with the ultimate goal of helping Ukrainian voters to fully exercise their rights in elections was launched on 8 May 2014 by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) upon request from the country’s Central Election Commission...
Media freedom situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate drastically, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 9 May 2014
ISTANBUL, 9 May 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today denounced once again the deteriorating media freedom situation in Ukraine, including new cases of kidnapping, attacks on and intimidation of journalists and attacks on the broadcasting infrastructure...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 6 May 2014, 19:00
Publishing date: 8 May 2014
The situation in both the east and in some parts of southern Ukraine remained tense. Tensions in Luhansk remain. Central and western parts of the country remained calm...
Moldovan Foreign Minister addresses OSCE PC, says dialogue must continue in critical times, warns of spillover effect of Ukraine's crisis
Publishing date: 8 May 2014
VIENNA, 8 May 2014- Natalia Gherman, Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 5 May 2014, 19:00
Publishing date: 7 May 2014
Tensions continue in Donbas. Other parts of the country remained calm. No serious security incidents were observed in Odessa, but the overall atmosphere in the city was quite tense...