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Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 8 November 2017
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
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 compared with the previous reporting period. In Pikuzy, a man in military-style clothing fired shots in the air within 50m of the Mission. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas; it recorded ceasefire violations in the Petrivske disengagement area and near the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. Its access remained restricted in the disengagement areas and elsewhere, including near Kreminets and at two heavy weapons holding areas.* The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near Sievierodonetsk. It facilitated and monitored repairs and maintenance of essential infrastructure near Shchastia, Novozvanivka, Artema, and Stanytsia Luhanska. The SMM visited a border area not under government control. It continued to monitor a gathering outside the Parliament in Kyiv...
Safety of journalists under threat in large parts of OSCE region, media freedom representative reports to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 9 November 2017 – Violence and threats against journalists are on the rise in large parts of the OSCE region, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir stated today in his report to the OSCE Permanent Council. The report took place on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media by OSCE participating States...
OSCE Chief Monitor calls for prioritization on safety of civilian population in eastern Ukraine as winter draws near
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 9 November 2017 – The plight of the civilian population of eastern Ukraine, especially now with the onset of winter, demands immediate attention and action, said Ertugrul Apakan, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), today in Kyiv...
OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen steps down, Vice-President George Tsereteli to serve as President
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 9 November 2017 – Following last month’s legislative elections and the formation of a new Parliament in Vienna, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen stepped down today as OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President. As the most senior Vice-President of the Assembly, Georgian parliamentarian George Tsereteli took over as President...
Tajikistan’s Defence Ministry and OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe agree to establish Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DUSHANBE, 9 November 2017 – An agreement to establish a Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre at Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence was signed in Dushanbe today by Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, and Lieutenant General Sherali Mirzo, Tajikistan’s Minister of Defence.
Respecting and promoting language rights critical to building a sustainable, multi-ethnic society, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Prishtinë/Priština
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: News
Respecting and promoting the use of the official languages is critical to meaningful integration and the building of a sustainable multi-ethnic society, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier at the “Forum on Language Compliance in Kosovo” held in Prishtinë/Priština on 9 November 2017...
Positive practices to enable participation of persons with disabilities in political parties explored at OSCE/ODIHR event in Brussels
Publishing date: 8 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Initiatives to facilitate increased representation of persons with disabilities in political party structures across Europe and the broader OSCE region were the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Brussels on 8 November 2017. The meeting, at the European Parliament, was organized in co-operation with the Parliament’s Disability Intergroup and the European Disability Forum.