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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of France

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 26 January 2021, with Ambassador Christine Fages to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in France and in the broader OSCE region... 

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with German Ambassador

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 26 January 2021, with German Ambassador Gesa Bräutigam to discuss the media landscape and the challenges for freedom of expression in Germany and in the broader OSCE region.

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 19/2021 issued on 26 January 2021

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary The SMM recorded 62 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 17 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded 56 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded no ceasefire violations in the region. The SMM

OSCE-supported video series to promote cyber hygiene among Ukraine’s civil servants

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
An educational series of videos on cyber hygiene rules for civil servants, produced with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator, was presented at an event in Kyiv on 26 January 2021. Nine episodes lasting from 3 to 7 minutes are placed on the Dia.Osvita digital education platform of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 26 January 2021

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: Weekly report
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk
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 increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...

OSCE Presence to train Albania’s police ahead of 25 April general elections

Publishing date: 26 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close partnership with the Albanian State Police and with the support of the Central Election Commission and the General Prosecutor’s Office, organized a series of training courses for about 6,000 police officer across Albania. The training courses, which started on 26 January 2021 and will run until mid-March, address the role of the police in the electoral process and comes ahead of the 25 April parliamentary elections.

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 18/2021 issued on 25 January 2021

Publishing date: 25 January 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Between the evenings of 22 and 24 January, the SMM recorded 364 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. The majority of these ceasefire violations were bursts and shots of small-arms, heavy-machine-gun and 30mm cannon fire recorded on the morning of 23 January close to the disengagement