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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR director raises case of Azerbaijani human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova in first report to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
VIENNA, 31 October 2014 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today cited the case of Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Khadija Ismayilova in calling on OSCE participating States to refrain from pressuring or harassing individuals for their legitimate activities in supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 29 October 2014
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the activities of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination. In Lviv the SMM observed a lustration march.
OSCE Representative meets with UK Foreign Office Minister in London to discuss journalists’ safety, media legislation
Publishing date: 29 October 2014
LONDON, 29 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with the Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights and International Organisations, Baroness Anelay and other senior UK officials to discuss media freedom issues in the OSCE region...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports government in switch-over to digitalization process
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
Following a request from Tajikistan’s government to assist the Committee on Television and Radio in the transition from analogue to digital television, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan invited an expert from the Swiss telecommunication and broadcasting regulator BAKOM to meet representatives of Teleradiocom, from 20 to 24 October 2014 in Dushanbe...
OSCE strongly condemns attempted murder of journalist in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 October 2014
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA/VIENNA, 27 October 2014 – Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today strongly condemned the attempted murder of Klan Kosova TV station journalist, Milot Hasimja...
Many positive aspects of Ukraine elections an important step, and new parliament should take opportunity to advance key reforms, international observers say
Publishing date: 27 October 2014
KYIV, 27 October 2014 – The 26 October early parliamentary elections marked an important step in consolidating democratic elections in line with international commitments, and were characterized by many positive aspects, including an impartial and efficient Central Election Commission (CEC), competitive contests that offered voters real choice, and general respect for fundamental freedoms, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 24 October 2014
Publishing date: 25 October 2014
The SMM continued focusing on the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The situation remained volatile in Donetsk and Luhansk. The SMM was prevented from entering the city of Telmanove...