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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 47/2021: Armed formations denied and delayed the SMM’s passage near Zolote, Molodizhne and Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
On the morning of 23 December, the armed formations in Luhansk region twice denied and once delayed the Mission passage to government-controlled areas. The SMM patrols were travelling from non-government-controlled areas....
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde on latest Trilateral Contact Group meeting
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
STOCKHOLM, 23 December 2021 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde, welcomed the strong determination to fully adhere to the Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire agreement of 22 July 2020 expressed at yesterday’s meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group.
OSCE organizes training course for law enforcement and criminal justice officers in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat jointly organized the online training course “Utilizing i2 Analyst’s Notebook and i2 iBase in criminal intelligence analysis” from 14 to 17 December 2021.
OSCE facilitates inter-agency coordination on strategic trade control issues in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
A four-day training workshop on issues related to the strategic trade control in Tajikistan, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, concluded on 23 December 2021.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 300/2021 issued on 22 December 2021
Publishing date: 22 December 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 564 ceasefire violations, including 74 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 354 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 49 ceasefire violations, including 42 explosions. In the previous reporting
Press Statement of Special Representative Kinnunen after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 22 December 2021
Publishing date: 22 December 2021
KYIV, 22 December 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:
Moldova early parliamentary elections 2021: OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission final report
Publishing date: 22 December 2021
The 2021 early parliamentary elections in Moldova were well administered, competitive, and fundamental freedoms were largely respected. While lower-level commissions enjoyed trust, key decisions by the Central Election Commission brought its impartiality into question. Candidates had ample opportunities to campaign and voters were provided a wide range of alternatives. The legal framework does not adequately regulate electoral dispute resolution, and the handling of electoral complaints further highlighted the importance of strengthening judicial independence...