News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10 March 2020
Publishing date: 10 March 2020
The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 57/2020 issued on 9 March 2020
Publishing date: 9 March 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 6 and 7 March, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 7 and 8 March, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in
Journalists should not be detained for reporting on issues of public interest, says OSCE Representative Désir after arrest of 6 journalists in Turkey
Publishing date: 9 March 2020
VIENNA, 9 March 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his strong concern today over the detention of several journalists in Turkey...
Leaders of 2018 election observation mission welcome Georgia’s electoral reforms
Publishing date: 9 March 2020
COPENHAGEN, 9 March 2020 – In response to the agreement reached on Sunday between the government and the opposition on a package of electoral reforms in Georgia, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-Presidents Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden) and Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria) issued the following statement:...
OSCE concludes project on strengthening the capacities of criminal justice practitioners to combat gender-based violence in Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 9 March 2020
The closing conference of the OSCE project “Effective Criminal Justice Strategies and Practices to Combat Gender-based Violence in Eastern Europe” was held in Vienna on 5 and 6 March 2020. The project was implemented over the past two years in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania...
Women’s inclusion is key to sustainable peace, says Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 March 2020
KYIV, 8 March 2020 – International Women’s Day serves as an important reminder of women’s achievements to date and their invaluable contribution in promoting a sustainable solution to conflict.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 56/2020 issued on 7 March 2020
Publishing date: 7 March 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man sustained injuries due to shelling in Dokuchaievsk, Donetsk region. The Mission continued to monitor the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote,