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Kyrgyzstan’s well-run presidential election impaired by uneven playing field for candidates, international observers say
Publishing date: 11 January 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 11 January 2021 – Despite a large number of candidates and initiatives to improve the election process, the integrity of Kyrgyzstan’s early presidential election was weakened by a major imbalance in the outreach and visibility of the candidates as well as allegations of misuse of public resources, international observers to the presidential election said in a statement today.
Lack of real competition and limitations to fundamental freedoms left voters without genuine choice in Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections, international observers say
Publishing date: 11 January 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
NUR-SULTAN, 11 January 2021 – While preparations for Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections were efficiently run, an uncompetitive campaign and systemic de facto limitations on constitutionally guaranteed fundamental freedoms left voters without genuine choice, thus missing an opportunity to pilot the announced political reforms, international observers to the parliamentary elections said in a statement today.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 5/2021 issued on 9 January 2021
Publishing date: 9 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 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 32 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded 23 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 62 ceasefire violations in the region. The SMM
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 4/2021 issued on 8 January 2021
Publishing date: 8 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 5 and 7 January, the SMM recorded 57 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded ten ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 5 and 7 January, the Mission recorded 71 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region.
OSCE holds online training on international co-operation and mutual legal assistance in asset recovery for criminal justice practitioners in Albania
Publishing date: 7 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Policing
An OSCE-organized three-day online training on international co-operation and mutual legal assistance in asset recovery for beneficiaries in Albania concluded on 7 January 2021.
OSCE holds online training on international co-operation and mutual legal assistance in asset recovery for criminal justice practitioners in Albania
Publishing date: 7 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
An OSCE-organized three-day online training on international co-operation and mutual legal assistance in asset recovery for beneficiaries in Albania concluded on 7 January 2021. The Office of the Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the Transnational Threats Department
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supplies Forestry and Wildlife Committee with an unmanned aerial vehicle
Publishing date: 7 January 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan
What we do: Environmental activities