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OSCE Representative welcomes court decision in Slovakia dismissing defamation charges against newspaper
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 21 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today that Monday’s court decision to dismiss defamation charges against the daily newspaper Nový Čas contributes to media freedom and upholds the right of journalists to report on matters of public interest...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports discussion on national strategy for developing the penitentiary system
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
BISHKEK, 21 January 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz State Penitentiary Service today opened a roundtable discussion to evaluate progress on implementing the National Strategy on the Development of the Penitentiary System “UMUT 2”...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook on observing electoral campaign finance
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 January 2015 released a publication to provide better guidance for election observers in examining campaign finance as part of the overall assessment of elections.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 19 January 2015
Publishing date: 20 January 2015
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The SMM observed in Donetsk city and surroundings damage caused by recent shelling.
51st IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 20 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 20 January 2015 the 51st meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Ambassador Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-office for the South Caucasus...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes Declaration by participating States calling for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 20 January 2015- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed a Declaration adopted by representatives of the OSCE’s 57 participating States at a special meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. He welcomed the Permanent Council’s prompt response to the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground...
OSCE media freedom representative meets with Klix.ba management following recent police raid on the media outlet
Publishing date: 20 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media