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Sub-Regional arms control Article IV of Dayton Peace Agreement, essential to peace and stability in the region, marks 25th anniversary

Publishing date: 14 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 14 June 2021- Today marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of Article IV of the Dayton Peace Agreement, a sub-regional arms control arrangement, established to reduce the number of weapons to the level agreed to between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia...

Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 9 June 2021

Publishing date: 10 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 10 June 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:..

OSCE Representative saddened by tragic death of Azerbaijani journalists Ibrahimov and Abishov

Publishing date: 4 June 2021
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, 4 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, expressed today her deep concern and sadness over the death of correspondent Maharram Ibrahimov (Alioghlu) and camera operator Siraj Abishov.

Kyrgyzstan’s 2021 presidential election: OSCE/ODIHR observation mission final report

Publishing date: 4 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
The 2021 presidential election in Kyrgyzstan was well organized and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. However, the campaign was dominated by one candidate who benefited from disproportionately large financial means and misuse of administrative resources, resulting in an uneven playing

Joint Statement by the mediators and the observers in the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process on the Transdniestrian Settlement in the 5+2 format following their 3-4 June 2021 visit to Chisinau and Tiraspol

Publishing date: 4 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 4 June 2021 — The mediators and observers in the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process on the Transdniestrian Settlement in the 5+2 format visited Chisinau and Tiraspol on 3-4 June 2021 for talks with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian leaderships.

OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities to urgently find sustainable funding for Slovenia’s public press agency

Publishing date: 2 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 2 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today expressed her concern about the ongoing suspension of public funding for the Slovenian Press Agency (STA).

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges immediate and unconditional release of all detained journalists in Belarus

Publishing date: 2 June 2021
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, 2 June 2021 — The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, urged today the public authorities in Belarus to free all journalists and other media workers who have been sentenced, arrested or detained in the country. Most of these journalists were apprehended for their reporting on public events and other political developments in the country.