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1340th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1340th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Declaration by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Representative on Freedom of the Media, the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information.

Organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania.

Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Mr. Ruslan Kazakbaev. Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Rise of neo-Nazism in the OSCE area as a consequence of the Munich Agreement of 1938 (Latvia, Annex 2). Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 24 September 2021 (Armenia, Annex 3; Azerbaijan, Annex 4; Turkey, Annex 5). Permanent deletion by YouTube of RT's German-language channels (Germany, Annex 6). Importance of civil society in the OSCE region. The 80th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy. Situation in the north of Kosovo and agreed conclusions in Brussels on 30 September 2021.

Statement of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during Hearing on State of Media Freedom in the OSCE Region, U.S. Helsinki Commission, 19 October 2021

Prepared by 18 young journalists from the Western Balkans, who participated at Youth Trail 2021 event organized by the OSCE in Albania, and presented at the 8th Annual South East Europe Media Conference on 12 October, in Tirana.

1337th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1337th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council