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OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports parliamentary staff in managing social media channels

Publishing date: 25 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance
Structuring and presenting information in an engaging manner on social media, was the focus of a workshop the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized for 14 (9 women and 5 men) parliamentary staff on 23 and 24 June...

Holistic approach needed to eliminate torture, OSCE human rights head says

Publishing date: 25 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 25 June 2021 – OSCE countries need to honour their recent commitment to uphold the absolute prohibition of torture after acknowledging the practice to be “one of the most flagrant violations of human rights and human dignity”, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the occasion of tomorrow’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...

OSCE contributes to the 2021 Kuban Cyber-Security Conference on protection against cyber threats

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) contributed to the 2021 Kuban Cyber-Security Conference held online and in-person in Krasnodar, Russia on 23 and 24 June 2021.

Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative warns of further serious restrictions on freedom of expression in recently adopted Belarusian laws

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today stated that the recently adopted laws in Belarus seriously contradict international human rights standards on freedom of expression and freedom of the media, including the OSCE commitments of the country.

Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek undertakes his first trip to the south of Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 23 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
From 14 to 19 June 2021, Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, visited the Jalal-Abad and Osh provinces to meet with local partners to discuss areas of co-operation.

Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 22 June 2021

Publishing date: 22 June 2021
Content type: Weekly report
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (discontinued)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...