Section: OSCE (EU)
Spot report by OSCE Observer Mission: A forty-first Russian convoy of 46 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Please note that this report is for media and the general public SUMMARY On 22 October 2015 at 06:58hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 46 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:47hrs...
OSCE Deputy Chief Monitor in Ukraine Alexander Hug to brief media tomorrow via videolink from Donetsk
KYIV, 22 October 2015 – Alexander Hug, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), will hold a special news briefing tomorrow via videolink from Donetsk city. Hug is currently on a duty trip to Donetsk to assess the security situation, meet the SMM team and interlocutors in order to solicit support for the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 20 October 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The overall situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively stable. The...
OSCE/ODIHR-supported study visit of Ukrainian police and prosecutors to Poland focuses on hate crime and freedom of religion or belief
193381 Police, prosecutors and members of the Security Service from Ukraine discussed effective responses to hate crime and international standards on freedom of religion or belief during a three-day study visit to Warsaw organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 19 to 21 October 2015. The participants...
Common security challenges across Mediterranean require stronger co-operation mechanisms, say participants at 2015 OSCE Mediterranean conference
SWEIMEH, Jordan, 20 October 2015 – Challenges affecting the Mediterranean region require co-operative solutions as they cannot be effectively tackled by any single country alone, assess participants at the 2015 Annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Jordan. “The Mediterranean does not divide us, it unites us,” said the Minister of Foreign...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on authorities in Croatia not to obstruct journalists in their work, following incident at border
VIENNA, 20 October 2015 – Croatian law enforcement officers should facilitate the work of journalists reporting on the refugee crisis, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today. “Law enforcement officers must ensure journalists’ safety and protect journalists’ right to report in a safe and free manner,”...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 20 October 2015
Please note that this report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs. A fortieth Russian Convoy crossed the Donetsk BCP. DETAIL OM’s staff...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 19 October 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm, although the SMM...
Young journalists from Russia and Ukraine meet to discuss professional ethics, joint projects
VIENNA, 20 October 2015 – Young journalists from Russia and Ukraine met in Vienna on 19 and 20 October to discuss professional ethical standards and to develop ideas for joint projects. The two-day seminar, co-organized by Reporters Without Borders and the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, is part of an ongoing dialogue...
Death of journalist Jacky Sutton a great loss for journalism, OSCE Representative says urging swift investigation
VIENNA, 20 October 2015 – The circumstances of the death of journalist Jacky Sutton must be swiftly investigated, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today. “My sincere condolences go out to Jacky Sutton’s family, friends and colleagues,” Mijatović said. “She was a true advocate for media freedom and her...
