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Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 13 September 2016

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period...

Internet freedom an imperative frontline for free expression and free media, OSCE conference participants say

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 14 September 2016 – Internet freedom is a cornerstone of free expression and free media, and must be ensured and strengthened, participants said today at a two-day OSCE-supported conference in Vienna...

OSCE promotes green technologies transfer in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 14 September 2016 – Promoting the Green Bridge Partnership Initiative (GBPI) with a focus on exchange of green technologies and improved co-operation is the topic of a two-day OSCE-supported international conference that started today in Astana...

Participants at OSCE-organized roundtable welcome amendments to Moldova’s hate crime legislation as first step in tackling the problem

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Rule of law
A roundtable discussion on hate crime legislation in Moldova organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in co-operation with the Moldovan Ministry of Justice brought together 27 representatives of the government, civil society and international organizations on 13 September 2016...

Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 13 September 2016

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: Weekly report
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (discontinued)
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...

Ukraine’s Constitutional Court abolishes regulations limiting religious assemblies following OSCE advice and assistance

Publishing date: 14 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
KYIV, 14 September 2016- Legal provisions requiring prior permission from authorities for religious gatherings are not compliant with the country’s basic law, reads a decision of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court announced on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 in Kyiv...

Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 12 September 2016

Publishing date: 13 September 2016
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM recorded a decrease in ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with 11 September...