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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
On 1 October 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor briefs Permanent Council
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
KYIV, 08 October 2021 — In his address to the OSCE Permanent Council yesterday, Ambassador Y. Halit Çevik, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, stated that since his last briefing a deterioration of the security situation, including increasing use of Minsk proscribed weapons, the intensification of fighting near certain sensitive areas, a growing number of civilian casualties, as well as persistent constraints on SMM’s freedom of movement had been reported by the Mission.
All OSCE countries urged to join abolitionist trend and create a death penalty-free region, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
WARSAW, 8 October 2021 – Working towards an OSCE region free from capital punishment should be a priority for all OSCE countries, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today ahead of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October.
New tools to prevent transnational organized crime discussed at 2021 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting
Publishing date: 7 October 2021
New tools for preventing transnational organized crime were the focus of the 2021 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM) under the theme of “Preventing Transnational Organized Crime” held online and in-person on 7 October 2021 in Vienna.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities expressed satisfaction with outcomes of visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 October 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Ukraine from 26 September to 1 October 2021. The High Commissioner welcomed Ukraine’s progress on draft legislation regulating national minority affairs during his visit to the country. “I am pleased to note that
OSCE meeting reviews assistance projects for combatting illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
A review meeting on the implementation of OSCE assistance projects in the field of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA) was organized in-person and online by the Austrian Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 5 and 6 October 2021.
Constructive dialogue needed to improve stability and prosperity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says OSCE Chairperson Linde
Publishing date: 4 October 2021
SARAJEVO, 4 October 2021- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today. The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt, also participated in the visit. Linde expressed concern that the continued political impasse on state level is hindering functionality and progress in BiH. She stressed the need for compromise and co-operation, and called for advancing trust-building, which is key to strengthening security and prosperity.