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Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 21 April 2015
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations, with SMM patrols restricted from moving freely in government-controlled areas around Mariupol and in areas under “Lugansk People’s Republic” (“LPR”) control. Fighting was of reduced intensity around Donetsk airport and nearby villages, and Shyrokyne was generally calm during the day. Heavy weapons continued to be moved on both sides of the contact line. Some civilians in Donetsk region tell the SMM of their urgent need for basic supplies and services...
OSCE Representative calls for immediate investigation of death threats against journalists in Skopje
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 22 April 2015 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities to immediately investigate last night’s death threat against the editor of NOVA TV Borjan Jovanovski and his family...
Religious Representatives from Kosovo Visit BiH Inter-Religious Council
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
SARAJEVO, 22 April 2015 – The establishment and challenges in the functioning of inter-religious council and the best practices in promoting inter-faith dialogue were the focus of a two-day study visit of Kosovo religious representatives to the Inter-Religious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which concluded today...
OSCE seminar in Ashgabat addresses election-related commitments and standards
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
ASHGABAT, 22 April 2015 – Electoral and legal framework of elections was discussed at an OSCE-organized workshop that concluded today in Ashgabat...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses education and language policy with Georgian officials, meets displaced persons
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Georgia from 13 to 17 April 2015, where she discussed a wide range of issues, including language policy, education reform and minority representation, and met people displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The internally
OSCE–supported Kyrgyz National Forum on Public Safety enhances police cooperation with all stakeholders
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
BISHKEK, 22 April 2015 – The Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior in support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek opens National Forum on Public Safety today...
OSCE-supported conference in Uzbekistan underscores need for international and regional co-operation in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism