Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist Ahmet Hakan, and calls for improved safety of journalists in Turkey
VIENNA, 1 October 2015 – Violence against journalists is unacceptable and must be countered with the full vigour of the law, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović said today, condemning the recent attack on Turkish journalist Ahmet Hakan. “I strongly condemn the beating of Ahmet Hakan, and urge the authorities to do their utmost...
Network of think tanks recommends strengthening the OSCE
BELGRADE, 1 October 2015 – The OSCE’s role in providing a common platform for mediation and conflict prevention is more important today than ever, says a new report by the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions, which was presented today at the Belgrade Security Forum 2015. The report, Reviving Co-operative Security in Europe...
OSCE Representative welcomes law on transparency of media ownership in Ukraine as it comes into force
VIENNA, 1 October 2015 – A new law with the aim of ensuring transparency of media ownership in Ukraine was today welcomed by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović. “Prevention of undue concentration of media ownership and full transparency of media regulation are important prerequisites of media pluralism and freedom of...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirty-ninth Russian convoy of 53 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Please note that this report is for media and the general public SUMMARY On 30 September 2015 at 06:45hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 53 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by...
Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine welcomes agreement on withdrawal of heavy weapons and military equipment
KYIV, 30 September 2015 – Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ertugrul Apakan today welcomed the agreement on the withdrawal in eastern Ukraine of tanks and artillery pieces with calibre up to 100 mm and mortars with calibre up to 120 mm (inclusive). “It is my hope that this is a step towards peace,...
OSCE autumn school on criminal process aims at enhancing education in Ukraine’s law schools
187696 Andrii Dziubenko An autumn school in Lviv was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) from 30 September to 2 October 2015 for law professors from 16 universities across Ukraine with …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 29 September 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed no ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. Several ceasefire violations were...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić welcomes agreement on withdrawal of weapons in eastern Ukraine reached within the Trilateral Contact Group
NEW YORK, 29 September 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić welcomed the agreement on withdrawal of tanks, artillery under 100mm and mortars up to 120mm in eastern Ukraine, which was reached in Minsk today by the Working Group on Security of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG). “Today’s agreement...
OSCE participating States should implement ODIHR / Venice Commission guidelines on religious or belief communities, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR event
186531 Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities The negative effects of obstacles to accessing legal personality for religious or belief communities, both at the legislative and practical levels, were the …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 28 September 2015
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation remained largely calm in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the SMM recorded a small number of...
