Police Clash with Migrants at Croatia, Hungary Borders with Serbia
Use of tear gas, water cannon at Serbian border ‘unacceptable,’ says Ban-Ki Moon. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Investigative Journalists Present Exhaustive Report on ‘Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine’
The Russian government under President Vladimir Putin is “directly coordinating and leading the fight to destabilize and disunite Ukraine”—despite Putin’s increasingly desperate efforts to hide the truth—concludes a damning report issued September 17. “An Invasion by Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine” is a joint...
OSCE trains young Ukrainians in facilitating dialogue
183216 Michael Bociurkiw Iryna Gudyma …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 17 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 in Donetsk region and in Luhansk region remained relatively calm. The SMM observed a convoy of...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Kyrgyzstan
COPENHAGEN, 18 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has designated Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the OSCE’s short-term observers...
Civilians in eastern Ukraine at risk this winter due to widespread damage to water infrastructure, OSCE report concludes
KYIV, 18 September, 2015 – The conduct of hostilities and violations of the Minsk ceasefire agreements has resulted in repeated damage to the water pipe system in eastern Ukraine, putting tens of thousands of civilians living on both sides of the contact line without access to piped water. The current shortages in water in the conflict‐affected...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirty-seventh Russian convoy of 44 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Please note that this report is for media and the general public SUMMARY On 17 September 2015 at 06:56hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 44 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by...
Washington Wants ‘Regime Change’ in Ecuador
“The United States does not lack institutions that continue to conspire, and that’s why I am using this gathering to announce that we have decided to expel USAID from Bolivia” -Bolivian President Evo Morales Washington wants Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa removed from power. Washington says it is concerned about the freedom of the...
The Russians are Coming!
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!” So echoed the cry this week from the Pentagon, the US media and Republican candidates for president. How silly. It seems the Russians have sent six tanks to Syria, some medium artillery and a bunch of military technicians to two bases on Syria’s coast near Latakia. According to Republican...
OSCE Chairperson in Office Dacic, ODIHR Director Link to host press conference following opening of human rights conference in Warsaw on Monday
WARSAW, 18 September 2015 – Ivica Dačić, OSCE Chairperson in Office and Foreign Minister of Serbia, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will host a press conference at 13:15 on Monday, following the opening of a two-week conference to review the implementation of commitments...
