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OSCE Representative raises concern over attack of Buzzfeed journalist and threats to storm AFP offices in France, welcomes swift police action
Publishing date: 24 October 2015
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, 24 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a recent attack against a journalist with Buzzfeed and an attempt to storm the offices of Agence France Presse (AFP) during a public protest in Paris.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 22 October 2015
Publishing date: 23 October 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”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm.
OSCE co-organizes international conference marking anniversaries of the Helsinki Final Act and the Astana Commemorative Declaration
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ASTANA, 23 October 2015 – New risks and challenges to the security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian space and implications for regional security were the focus of an OSCE-supported high-level international conference held today in Astana marking forty years of the Helsinki Final Act and the fifth anniversary of the Astana Commemorative Declaration...
Addressing women’s under-representation in contemporary security environment in focus at OSCE Border Management Staff College discussion
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 23 October 2015 – Ways to increase the recruitment, retention and advancement of female border officers to address women’s under-representation in border security management were highlighted at a roundtable discussion held today in Dushanbe at the OSCE Border Management Staff College...
Role of civil society vital in preventing violent extremism, concludes workshop co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Countering terrorism
JAHORINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 October 2015- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the Ministry of Security of BiH, held a two-day workshop in Jahorina, on engaging civil society in countering violent extremism which concluded today...
OSCE autumn school on criminal law aims at improving the quality of legal education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Education, Rule of law
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is organizing an autumn school in Kyiv from 22 to 24 October 2015, bringing together law professors from 15 universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies...
OSCE launches training seminars in Kazakhstan on providing social services to human trafficking victims
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings