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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 13 April 2021
Publishing date: 13 April 2021
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 decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE Presence, Albania’s General Prosecution Office sign Memorandum of Understanding on future co-operation
Publishing date: 13 April 2021
Vincenzo Del Monaco, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania and Albania’s General Prosecutor Olsian Çela signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 13 April 2021 with the aim of formalizing and further strengthening co-operation between the two institutions. The Memorandum will facilitate understanding and interaction on implementing future project activities...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 April 2021
NUR-SULTAN, 13 April 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her official visit to Kazakhstan on 12 April. Nur-Sultan was the first stop on a four-day long trip of the Chairperson-in-Office to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Minister Linde will also visit Turkmenistan virtually through an online meeting with the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 83/2021 issued on 12 April 2021
Publishing date: 12 April 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 9-11 April, the Mission recorded 367 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 20 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 9-11 April, the SMM recorded 224 ceasefire violations. In the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 82/2021 issued on 10 April 2021
Publishing date: 10 April 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 20 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 378 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded six ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 229 ceasefire violations in the
OSCE SMM Spot Report 8/2021: Forced emergency landing of long-range unmanned aerial vehicle due to dual GPS signal interference
Publishing date: 9 April 2021
At 20:00 on 8 April, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk, 25km west-north-west of the contact line), an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media deeply shocked by the killing of Greek journalist, calls for justice
Publishing date: 9 April 2021
VIENNA, 9 April 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, expressed her shock by the killing of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in Athens, Greece, today.