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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative expresses readiness to continue working with Albanian authorities to improve media legislation
Publishing date: 13 January 2020
VIENNA, 13 January 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, received today from the President of Republic of Albania Ilir Meta’s Office explanatory documents on the reasons for the return to Parliament of the laws on Audiovisual Media and the Law on Electronic communication in the Republic of Albania...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 9/2020 issued on 13 January 2020
Publishing date: 13 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 10 and 11 January, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 11 and 12 January, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 8/2020 issued on 11 January 2020
Publishing date: 11 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The Mission lost spatial control of a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Orikhove due to signal interference. The
Disregard for human rights makes poor counter-terrorism policy, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 11 January 2020
WARSAW, 11 January 2020 – Eighteen years after the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) once more repeats its call for the closure of the camp and full compliance with international human rights standards, which are essential in order to counter terrorism effectively and sustainably.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 7/2020 issued on 10 January 2020
Publishing date: 10 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The Mission saw weapons in
OSCE launches an overview of the situation of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 2020
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 January 2020 — The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched today in Prishtinë/Priština a comprehensive overview of the situation of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 6/2020 issued on 9 January 2020
Publishing date: 9 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw works at the checkpoint of the armed formations in the disengagement area near Stanytsia Luhanska. The SMM continued monitoring the security situation at