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Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 10 November 2014
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, focusing on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. In Kharkiv the SMM followed up on reports of an explosion at a pub in the city centre...
OSCE Centre concludes series of anti-trafficking seminars for judges in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASTANA, 11 November 2014 – An OSCE-supported training seminar for judges from regional courts on good practices in dealing with human trafficking cases began today in Astana...
Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 11 November 2014
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM observed an unmarked military convoy in the eastern outskirts of Donetsk city on 11 November 2014.
Public service broadcasting’s vital role for advancing media freedom discussed at OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
TBILISI, 11 November 2014 – Public service broadcasting (PSB) is a vital element of democracy, and an important source of unbiased information and diverse political opinions, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said in her closing remarks at 11th annual South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi today...
High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors supports multilingual education initiatives in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Tajikistan, including the Sughd region, from 3 to 7 November 2014. This is the first visit by a High Commissioner to Tajikistan since July 2011...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 9 November 2014
Publishing date: 10 November 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with a focus on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The situation in Donetsk remained tense. Two of SMM members were held for 2.5 hours at a Ukrainian checkpoint...
Increased repression of free media in Azerbaijan must stop, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 10 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
TBILISI, 10 November 2014 – Following the detention of Azerbaijani blogger Mehman Huseynov, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the ongoing and increasing number of repressive actions against independent media and advocates of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan must stop.