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OSCE representative outraged with detention of journalists in eastern Ukraine, calls for immediate release
Publishing date: 1 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 1 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was outraged with the illegal detention in the Luhansk region of two Ukrainian journalists from Hromadske TV...
Central Election Commission, OSCE Presence in Albania hold Conference on Electoral Code Reform
Publishing date: 1 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
Representatives of government institutions, parliament, political parties, civil society and international organizations met in Tirana on 30 June 2014 to discuss the electoral code reform and the implementation of election recommendations made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 29 June 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Tensions remained in parts of Donbas. The situation was calm elsewhere across the country. The SMM observed peaceful marches marking Ukraine’s Constitution Day throughout the country. On 28 June the remaining four SMM monitors from the Luhansk team were released after a month’s detention...
Russian and Ukrainian OSCE PA Delegations pledge to pursue two-track dialogue
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BAKU, 30 June 2014-- Members of the Russian and Ukrainian Delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met today on the sidelines of the 23rd OSCE PA Annual Session in Baku. The Delegations welcomed the opportunity to continue their direct communication following their initial meeting in Vienna in April, as first proposed by OSCE PA Vice-President Doris Barnett (MP, Germany) and hosted by OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic, who also initiated today's meeting...
OSCE representative warns about appalling journalists’ safety situation in eastern Ukraine after death of one more journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 30 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was saddened by the death of Anatoliy Klyan, a cameraman with Russian Perviy Kanal, in eastern Ukraine. Mijatović expressed her condolences to Klyan’s family and colleagues...
OSCE organizes moot court competition in Idjevan, Armenia
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
High school students from Idjevan, Tavush region of Armenia participated in simulated court proceedings on 28 June 2014...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 27 June 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Tensions remained in parts of Donbas. The situation was calm elsewhere across the country. Late on 26 June the four SMM monitors from the Donetsk team were released after 32 days of detention. The four SMM monitors from the Luhansk team are still detained...