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OSCE Representative condemns repressive actions against journalists in Crimea, Ukraine; calls for immediate release of journalist

Publishing date: 13 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
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 13 March 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović condemned the intimidation of independent journalists in Crimea following the detention today of Natalya Kokorina, a journalist and editor with the news portal Crimean Centre for Investigative Journalism...

In former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, broad political dialogue and accountability are essential, says OSCE PA’s Battelli

Publishing date: 13 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 13 March 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on South East Europe, Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia), today expressed concern about increasingly turbulent political developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...

OSCE Chairperson welcomes extension of Ukraine Mission mandate, calls for unfettered access

Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Collections: Serbian OSCE Chairmanship’s work in resolving the crisis in and around Ukraine
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 12 March 2015 – Today’s decision by the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna to extend the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and allocate necessary resources confirms the support and commitment of all 57 participating States to implementing the Minsk agreements and to the Mission, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić...

Council of Europe and OSCE need to further strengthen co-operation to effectively address current challenges, Belgium’s Foreign Minister tells OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 12 March 2015- The Council of Europe and OSCE need to further capitalize on their strengths to effectively address the challenges facing their member countries, said Didier Reynders, Belgium’s Foreign Minister and current chair of the Council’s Committee of Ministers, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council on 12 March 2015.

OSCE/ODIHR trains trainers on protecting human rights in countering terrorism

Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Complying with human rights standards and effectively countering terrorism were the focus of training organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 9 to 12 March in Warsaw.

Wide-ranging ideas for OSCE reform, PA contributions discussed at Helsinki +40 Stockholm seminar

Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 12 March 2015 – The third event in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Helsinki +40 seminar series took place on 11 March in Stockholm, with experts, policy-makers, ambassadors and OSCE parliamentarians considering how the European security architecture, and the OSCE’s inclusive security community in particular, can better prevent conflicts and respond to new threats...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes Serbian delegation in The Hague to discuss education

Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Education, National minority issues, Youth
The OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a visit of representatives from the Serbian Government and other relevant institutions to discuss State-language education in Serbia with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors on 11 and 12 March 2015 in The Hague...