News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre holds roundtable discussion to assess needs for enhancing Turkmenistan’s border patrol capacities
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
ASHGABAT, 31 March 2016 – Ten high level-officers from the State Border Service of Turkmenistan took part in a roundtable meeting that took place today. The meeting was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat in co-operation with the State Border Service of Turkmenistan to assess the needs of the national border guards with the aim of enhancing their border patrol capacities...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
SKOPJE, 31 March 2016 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, scheduled for 5 June. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities...
OSCE Centre builds Kyrgyz army’s awareness on security and management of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
BISHKEK, 31 March 2016 – A series of two consecutive one-week training courses co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek on the security and management of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition concluded in Bishkek today...
OSCE trains judges on countering human trafficking in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
An OSCE-supported training seminar for judges from Kazakhstan’s regional courts on countering the trafficking of human beings began in Astana on 31 March 2016...
OSCE Representative calls on Turkey not to prosecute journalists for their reporting on issues of public interest
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – On the eve of the trial in Turkey of journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called once again on the Turkish authorities not to prosecute them for their reporting on issues of public interest...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalist in Russia, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
VIENNA, 30 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on journalist Igor Rudnikov in Kaliningrad and called on the authorities to carry out a swift and thorough investigation into the case...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 29 March 2016
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
The SMM observed a high number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, mostly in the Yasynuvata-Avdiivka area. In Luhansk region the situation remained relatively calm, with a low number of ceasefire violations recorded. The SMM observed the marking of mined areas in the security zone. It facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to enable repairs of essential infrastructure. The Mission reached one border crossing point in areas not controlled by the Government. The SMM was restricted in its freedom of movement in areas not controlled by the Government*...