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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Harsh sentences handed down to media personalities in Kazakhstan worrying, could hamper media pluralism, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 4 October 2016
VIENNA, 4 October 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern that the severe sentences handed down to two prominent media personalities in Kazakhstan could hamper media pluralism in the country...
OSCE supports gender mainstreaming for local governments in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2016
SEMEY, Kazakhstan, 4 October 2016- An OSCE-supported training seminar on gender principles applied to local governments took place today in Semey, Kazakhstan for some 40 high-level government executives and district legislators...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 2 October 2016
Publishing date: 3 October 2016
The SMM noted an increase in the number of ceasefire violations recorded in Donetsk region on 1 October followed by a decrease on 2 October...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 30 September 2016
Publishing date: 2 October 2016
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, including 255 explosions compared with 198 in the previous reporting period. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations, most assessed as live-fire exercise at a training area outside the security zone. The Mission continued to monitor the disengagement process near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The SMM noted progress in demining and removal of obstacles in Zolote. The SMM was restricted in its freedom of movement, including in the areas of Petrivske and Zolote, on both sides of the Shchastia bridge, as well as at a border area currently not under government control.* The SMM observed lack of water supply in several areas north of Luhansk. The Mission monitored the departure of internally displaced persons from Odessa towards areas not under government control in Donetsk region...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on journalists’ safety
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
VIENNA, 29 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the UN Human Rights Council’s passing today of a resolution on the safety of journalists...
OSCE Representative urges authorities to intensify efforts to solve murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan in Northern Ireland
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
VIENNA, 29 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in the United Kingdom to intensify their efforts to find the killers of investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan, who was shot and killed in September 2001...
Promoting public, political participation of Roma and Sinti fundamental to effective policy making, say OSCE/ODIHR conference participants
Publishing date: 28 September 2016
OSCE participating States should step up their efforts to ensure the full participation of Roma and Sinti in their societies, and particularly their inclusion in political life, said participants in the working session focusing on Roma and Sinti issues held on 28 September 2016 as part of the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw.