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Addressing security needs of Jewish communities in Western Balkans focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Skopje
Publishing date: 13 November 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The security needs of Jewish communities were at the centre of discussion at a regional conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Skopje on 12 and 13 November 2018. The conference, organized in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 13 November 2018
Publishing date: 13 November 2018
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
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 slightly decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for protection of journalists' right to confidential sources in Romania
Publishing date: 13 November 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 13 November 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today sent a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania expressing concern about an investigative journalism organization being requested to reveal its confidential sources, and asking for this request to be withdrawn...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 November 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 13 November 2018 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 9 December early parliamentary elections in Armenia. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the country’s authorities...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 11 November 2018
Publishing date: 12 November 2018
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region between the evenings of 9 and 10 November, compared with the previous reporting period. Between the evenings of 10 and 11 November, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, compared with the previous 24 hours. Two SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicles came under small-arms fire in Kadiivka and Novotoshkivske. In non-government-controlled areas, the SMM monitored the security situation on the day of reported “elections” announced for 11 November. An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted fresh mortar impacts at the Bakhmut Agrarian Union’s pig farm near Novoluhanske. The SMM recorded ceasefire violations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska and Zolote disengagement areas. The Mission’s access remained restricted in all three disengagement areas as well as in three separate areas near the border with the Russian Federation, including Novoazovsk. The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to enable demining near Nyzhnoteple...
In Rome, OSCE PA President highlights role of parliamentarians in fight against corruption
Publishing date: 12 November 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Economic activities
ROME, 12 November 2018 – Greater transparency is needed to achieve comprehensive security in the OSCE area, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) said in a speech today in Rome. He noted that parliamentarians are essential partners in the fight against corruption...
OSCE PA President Tsereteli regrets local ‘elections’ in Donbas, urges renewed commitment to international negotiations
Publishing date: 12 November 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 12 November 2018 – In response to the holding of “elections” in the so-called “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine over the weekend, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) issued the following statement: