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Media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine, at all-time low, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 5 March 2015 – One year on after her assessment visit to Ukraine, which included Simferopol, Crimea, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the media freedom situation in Crimea has continued to deteriorate...
OSCE Office launches lessons on energy efficiency for schoolchildren in Astana
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Youth
The first in a series of OSCE-supported educational events for schoolchildren on energy efficiency and the rational use of natural resources was launched on 5 March 2015 at School No. 47 in Astana, Kazakhstan...
Statement by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM)
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 05 March, 2015 — Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, today expressed his sadness and regret at reports that several dozen had been killed in a mining accident in eastern Ukraine. He sent his deep condolences to the families of the victims.
Spot report by OSCE Observer Mission: Seventeenth Russian convoy crossed into Ukraine and returned back through Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
Content type: Spot report
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
On 04 March 2015 at 07:21hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 83 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 17:18hrs on 04 March.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 3 March 2015
Publishing date: 4 March 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”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations – assessed the security situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as relatively calm, but noted continued fighting in certain locations, notably on the outskirts of Donetsk city, and continued military activity around the village of Shyrokyne, close to Mariupol...
OSCE report calls for sustainable policy on subsidized transportation for communities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 March 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 4 March 2015- Kosovo needs sustainable policy on special or subsidized transportation services so that communities and vulnerable groups are able to travel and access different services, including education, health, and municipal administration, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report presented today...
Civil society and government authorities must work together to accurately record hate crime in Europe, say conference participants
Publishing date: 4 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Co-operation among police and civil society in monitoring and recording hate crimes was the focus of the conference “Facing Facts Forward”, organized by CEJI – A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe, in collaboration with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), in Brussels on 3 and 4 March 2015.