News and press releases

An advanced training programme on crime analysis, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, was held from 5 to 8 October 2021, in Durrës. Building upon last year’s training course on the concepts and techniques of crime analysis for Albania’s State Police, the course was tailored to the needs of the Crime Information Analysis Units of State Police and the Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit.

KYIV, 08 October 2021 — In his address to the OSCE Permanent Council yesterday, Ambassador Y. Halit Çevik, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, stated that since his last briefing a deterioration of the security situation, including increasing use of Minsk proscribed weapons, the intensification of fighting near certain sensitive areas, a growing number of civilian casualties, as well as persistent constraints on SMM’s freedom of movement had been reported by the Mission.

WARSAW, 8 October 2021 – Working towards an OSCE region free from capital punishment should be a priority for all OSCE countries, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today ahead of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October.

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 101 ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 253 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded one ceasefire violation. In the previous reporting period, it recorded eight

An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on implementing the Aarhus Convention principles in Kazakhstan concluded on 7 October 2021 in Turkestan, held in a blended format.

New tools for preventing transnational organized crime were the focus of the 2021 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM) under the theme of “Preventing Transnational Organized Crime” held online and in-person on 7 October 2021 in Vienna.

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 253 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 178 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded eight ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous