OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains teachers on educating about human rights principles
178276 Andrii Dziubenko More than 60 school teachers were trained on teaching about human rights to children and youth during events organized in Odesa and Kharkiv by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine from …read more Source:...
The Right Sector Phenomenon: Between Patriotism and Banditry
Nationalist militias are the government side’s best fighters in the Donbas war. On the home front, they could also become its greatest liability. From Slon. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: August 2015
This memo offers a baseline assessment of the reform process as it stands a year and a half after the Euromaidan protests and the fall of Viktor Yanukovych’s government. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 18 August 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a decrease in ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport and a tense situation...
Russia’s Democratic Opposition On the Ropes
Rejections in Novosibirsk and Magadan, a small breakthrough in Kostroma mark the Democratic Coalition’s efforts to take part in Russian local elections. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Wants Germany, France, To Pressure Kiev On Peace Plan
August 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Attacks, And Accusations, Escalate In Eastern Ukraine
August 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Dagestan: Russia’s Most Troublesome Republic
Since 2014 the Ukraine conflict has overshadowed Russia’s North Caucasus issues, both within the country and abroad. Yet on its Caucasian margins, the Russian state continues to find itself confronted with challenges that affect its internal security and stability as a multi-ethnic state. Dagestan, the largest of the Caucasian republics,...
OSCE SMM Deputy Chief Monitor to hold news briefing in Donetsk today
KYIV, 19 August 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will hold a news briefing in Donetsk on Wednesday, 19 August. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing today, 19 August, at 19:00 (Kyiv time), in Donetsk, at Park Inn by Radisson, 4 Pushkina Boulevard. Any possible changes...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 18 August 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 slightly increased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating...
