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OSCE continues supporting promotion of civic education in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 August 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek continues to support Kyrgyzstan in promoting civic education, with a focus on target groups such as persons with disabilities, youth, local activists and representatives of civil society organizations across Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE trains state and civil society representatives in Tajikistan on international best practices of probation as an alternative sentencing
Publishing date: 5 August 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
A two-day training course on probation as an alternative sentencing option not related to isolation from society concluded on 30 July in Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the training session in co-operation with the Main Prison Department under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Justice and Prison Reform International.
No OSCE observers for Russian parliamentary elections following major limitations
Publishing date: 4 August 2021
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/COPENHAGEN, 4 August 2021 — The OSCE will not be able to send observers for the upcoming elections to the Duma due to limitations imposed by Russian Federation authorities on the election observation, leaders of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and its Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) announced today.
Freedom of the media and freedom of expression focus of OSCE-organized roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 4 August 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a two-day online roundtable meeting, held on 3 and 4 August 2021, with national partners involved in the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) for 2021–2025. The meeting provided a platform for discussion on practical steps to implement NHRAP provisions related to freedom of the media and freedom of journalistic profession.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 180/2021 issued on 4 August 2021
Publishing date: 4 August 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 121 ceasefire violations, including 14 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 25 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded three ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded
Kyrgyz President Japarov meets with Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Rogov
Publishing date: 4 August 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 2 July 2021- President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Alexey Rogov.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 179/2021 issued on 3 August 2021
Publishing date: 3 August 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 25 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 19 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded one ceasefire