News and press releases

VIENNA, 6 July 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his serious dismay today at the court verdict against journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva in Russia...

“On behalf of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), I would like to express our sincere condolences to the Serb families who lost their loved ones in the Birač region during the 1992-1995 armed conflict,” said Head of the OSCE Mission Kathleen Kavalec, on the occasion of the commemoration on 5 July 2020...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM observed recent impact craters in Kruta Balka and damage to residential buildings in Yasynuvata. Members of the armed formations continued to deny

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The

To support the drafting of the new 2021-2024 Police Development Strategy and the 2021-2022 Action Plan, on 2 and 3 July 2020 in Bečići, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitated a series of four working sessions, with 38 officials of the Interior Ministry and Police Directorate, to develop these strategic documents...

From 27 June to 3 July, members of the armed formations again denied the SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: seven times in Donetsk region and three times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also denied – twice in Donetsk region and four times in Luhansk region...

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro donated forensic equipment valued at €51,982 to the country's Forensic Centre and the Cyber Crime Unit within the Police Directorate on 3 July 2020...