News and press releases

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw damage to a residential building in non-government-controlled Holubivske, reportedly from shelling on 18 February, and saw fresh craters in non-government

COPENHAGEN, 25 February 2020 – In order to fight the disinformation and fake news that permeates the media environment and results in the erosion of confidence, polarization of politics and widespread confusion on important matters, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (Georgia) has appointed Oscar Mina (San Marino) as Special Rapporteur on Disinformation and Propaganda...

COPENHAGEN, 25 February 2020 – Following up on the special debate on combating anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting on 21 February, the leaders of the PA’s human rights committee today recalled the importance of discrimination and extremism being high on the international agenda. They condemned the attacks in Hanau, Germany, on 19 February, and noted that they serve as a tragic reminder of the need for all public figures to renounce intolerance...

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service, online studio EdEra and Ukrainian School of Governance presented a training programme on improving skills in conflict management and engaging stakeholders in implementing reforms at an event in Kyiv on 25 February 2020. The programme is aimed at public servants of central governmental agencies and local authorities in Ukraine.

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 increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...

Summary Between the evenings of 21 and 22 February, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region, compared with the previous reporting period. Between the evenings of 22 and 23 February, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and

VIENNA, 24 February 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his dismay today at recent insults and threats by Duško Perović, Head of the Representative Office of the Republika Srpska in the Russian Federation, against journalists of the web portal Capital...