News and press releases

TASHKENT, 7 April 2016 – The implementation of traffic management and effective road safety measures were the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion for some 40 representatives of the Interior Ministry, Parliament, state agencies, media and civil society, and a two-day seminar for 25 traffic police officers, held in Tashkent from 5 to 7 April...

VIENNA, 7 April 2016 – The OSCE Permanent Council today decided to extend the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian border checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk by three months, until 31 July 2016...

VIENNA, 6 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called upon Canadian authorities to improve reporters’ rights to protect confidential sources in the wake of a court decision ordering the disclosure of materials relating to a terrorism investigation...

KONJIC, 6 April 2016 – More than 50 media professionals, law enforcement agencies’ spokespersons and prosecutor’s offices’ public relations personnel from BiH convened in Konjic today in a conference on the role of media in countering violent extremism to discuss the challenges they face in reporting on violent extremism and terrorism. The conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the BiH Security Ministry...

CHISINAU, 6 April 2016- On 5 and 6 April 2016, visits to Chisinau and Tiraspol were made by the mediators and the observers in the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process on the Transdniestrian Settlement in the 5+2 format...

In Donetsk region, the SMM continued to record a high number of ceasefire violations – fewer explosions, but more single shots compared to the previous day. In Luhansk region the situation remained relatively calm, with a single firing incident recorded. The SMM observed long lines at checkpoints close to the contact line. The Mission reached three border crossing points in areas not controlled by the Government. It encountered freedom of movement restrictions on both sides of the contact line...

The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic decreased at both BCPs...