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An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further development and reformation of the legal profession took place on 28 April 2017 in Astana...

This report is for the general public and the media. SUMMARY KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKIY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs. On 27 April the sixty-second

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is co-operating with the country’s Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Social Policy, the National Police and the State Border Guard Service to develop and distribute 150,000 information cards with Dos and Don’ts for visitors during the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place from 7 to 13 May 2017 in Kyiv...

The SMM’s operations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained restricted following the fatal incident of 23 April near Pryshyb; these restrictions continued to limit the Mission’s observations, including of ceasefire violations. The Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions, compared with the previous 24-hour period. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. Its access remained restricted there and elsewhere.* Small-arms fire occurred close to the SMM inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. The SMM monitored two border areas currently not under government control. In Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odessa, the Mission monitored gatherings marking 1 May...

The SMM’s operations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained restricted following the incident of 23 April near Pryshyb, which limited the Mission’s observations, including of ceasefire violations. Between the evenings of 28 and 29 April the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period, while between the evenings of 29 and 30 April it recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations – including, however, fewer explosions – compared with the previous 24 hours...

An OSCE-supported five-day training course on risk profiling at border checkpoints to assist authorities in countering transnational threats concluded in Astana on 28 April 2017...

An OSCE-supported public council meeting at the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss ways to enhance the level of trust between law enforcement and the public took place in Astana on 28 April 2017...