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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE hands over a software programme for safe fire-fighting in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Publishing date: 22 October 2015
CHORNOBYL, Ukraine, 22 October 2015- A software programme for estimating radiation doses in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone for Ukrainian firefighters engaged in suppressing local wildfires was today handed over to the State Enterprise “Chornobyl Spetskombinat” by the OSCE...
Spot report by OSCE Observer Mission: A forty-first Russian convoy of 46 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 22 October 2015
On 22 October 2015 at 06:58hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 46 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:47hrs on 22 October...
Geneva International Discussions continue to provide unique platform for tackling issues of peace and stability, say Co-Chairs reporting to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 22 October 2015
VIENNA, 22 October 2015 – In their annual report to the OSCE Permanent Council, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions: OSCE Special Representative Angelo Gnädinger, United Nations (UN) Representative Antti Turunen and European Union (EU) Special Representative Herbert Salber, stressed the importance of political will to continue negotiations and consolidate dialogue within the Discussions’ format and assessed the current security situation on the ground as stable and relatively calm...
OSCE Representative warns of implications for media pluralism in Georgia amid ongoing dispute over ownership of Rustavi 2
Publishing date: 22 October 2015
NEW YORK, 22 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today reiterated her concern about the ongoing ownership dispute involving the Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 and its implications for media pluralism in the country...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 21 October 2015
Publishing date: 22 October 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm, although the SMM heard several explosions. The SMM continued monitoring the withdrawal of weapons stipulated in the Addendum to the Package of measures in Luhansk and Donetsk regions...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 20 October 2015
Publishing date: 21 October 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The overall situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively stable. The SMM heard a number of explosions at the outskirts of Donetsk city and confirmed reports of a person killed. The SMM continued monitoring the withdrawal of weapons stipulated in the Addendum to the Package of measures in Luhansk and further in Donetsk regions...
OSCE/ODIHR-supported study visit of Ukrainian police and prosecutors to Poland focuses on hate crime and freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 21 October 2015
Police, prosecutors and members of the Security Service from Ukraine discussed effective responses to hate crime and international standards on freedom of religion or belief during a three-day study visit to Warsaw organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 19 to 21 October 2015.