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Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on injuries sustained by a woman due to shelling in Roza. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw

COPENHAGEN, 26 September 2019 – In order to better address relevant challenges linked to digitalization in the OSCE area, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (Georgia) has appointed Stefana Miladinovic (Serbia) as the Assembly’s Special Rapporteur on Digital Agenda...

Ongoing racism, intolerance and hate-motivated violence against Roma and Sinti and the negative impact these have on their inclusion in society, as well as good practices in addressing these issues, were the topics of an event in Warsaw on 26 September 2019. It was organized by the OSCE Office for

High-level representatives from capitals and military experts of the 57 OSCE participating States gathered in Vienna on 19 and 20 September for a meeting of the Structured Dialogue chaired by the Netherlands. The combined session of the Informal Working Group (IWG) of the Structured Dialogue in the Capitals Format and an Expert-Level Workshop enabled discussions both at the political and expert level and was chaired by Ambassador Jeroen Boender, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OSCE...

Following the presidential election in Lithuania on 12 and 26 May 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final report. The report notes that the election was competitive and offered clear political alternatives, with fundamental freedoms largely

The challenges and opportunities related to the participation of Roma and Sinti youth in public and political life, as well as their civic engagement to defend and promote the human rights of the entire community, were the main topics of an event held on 25 September 2019 in Warsaw. The event was

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day study visit to Copenhagen, Denmark for six media professionals from Montenegro. The group met with representatives of the Danish Press Council, the Danish Journalist Union, the Politiken and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation on 24 and 25 September 2019...