News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
“Reversing the Logic of Escalation in Ukraine: Next Steps by the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship” – OSCE Chairperson’s address
Publishing date: 6 May 2014
VIENNA, 6 May 2014 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter addressed Ministers of the Council of Europe in Vienna today about next steps of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in reversing the logic of escalation in Ukraine...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 19:00, 4 May
Publishing date: 6 May 2014
After the incidents in Odessa on 3 May the situation in both the east and in some parts of southern Ukraine remained tense. Central and western parts of the country remained calm.
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 02 May 2014, 19:00 (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 5 May 2014
The situation in eastern and southern Ukraine has deteriorated. Reports of more occupations of buildings and violence in Odessa and Sloviansk-Kramatorsk reportedly left at least 40 dead. In central and western part of the country the situation remained calm...