News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes release of journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak in Turkey
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today’s court decision in Turkey to release the journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 261/2019 issued on 4 November 2019
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 1 and 2 November, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number of ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 2 and 3 November, the Mission recorded more ceasefire
OSCE Mission assists Moldova with designing new school course on the Holocaust in the local context
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
OSCE supported a workshop on the use of a methodological guide for an optional high school course “Holocaust: the History and Lessons of Life”. Over 30 history and civil education teachers attended the training course on 31 October and 1 November 2019 in Chisinau.
Press Statement by Special Representative Sajdik with regard to the completion of the withdrawal of forces and hardware in Zolote
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
KYIV, 4 November 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made today the following statement to the press...
25th Staff Course concludes at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 25th Border Management Staff Course in Dushanbe on 1 November 2019...
OSCE builds capacity of Central Asian border officials on analytical research and information sharing to boost border security in the region
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
Border officials from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan completed a one-week workshop on analytical research and information sharing practices on 25 October 2019 in Dushanbe. The training provided the 15 participants with skills for efficient analysis of risks and threats, and tools for information sharing between border protection agencies to better prevent border incidents in the region. The training was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.
Receipt of notifications on completion of withdrawal of forces and hardware in Zolote disengagement area
Publishing date: 2 November 2019
On 1 November, the SMM received a letter from the armed formations in non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region, notifying that they had completed the withdrawal of forces and hardware in the agreed disengagement area near Zolote...