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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA members pay tribute to 22 July 2011 victims in Norway, stress need for effective counter-terrorism strategies
Publishing date: 15 January 2020
OSLO, 15 January 2020 – Honoring the victims of the 22 July 2011 terrorist attacks in Utøya and Oslo requires working to ensure that this sort of horrific attack is never repeated, said OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli, Secretary General Roberto Montella and members of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT) today wrapping up a visit to Norway...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 14 January 2020
Publishing date: 14 January 2020
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 Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 10/2020 issued on 14 January 2020
Publishing date: 14 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man died in a grenade explosion in government-controlled Shevchenko. An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted recent craters inside and near the disengagement area near
OSCE Media Freedom Representative expresses readiness to continue working with Albanian authorities to improve media legislation
Publishing date: 13 January 2020
VIENNA, 13 January 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, received today from the President of Republic of Albania Ilir Meta’s Office explanatory documents on the reasons for the return to Parliament of the laws on Audiovisual Media and the Law on Electronic communication in the Republic of Albania...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 9/2020 issued on 13 January 2020
Publishing date: 13 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 10 and 11 January, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 11 and 12 January, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 8/2020 issued on 11 January 2020
Publishing date: 11 January 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The Mission lost spatial control of a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Orikhove due to signal interference. The
Disregard for human rights makes poor counter-terrorism policy, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 11 January 2020
WARSAW, 11 January 2020 – Eighteen years after the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) once more repeats its call for the closure of the camp and full compliance with international human rights standards, which are essential in order to counter terrorism effectively and sustainably.