Update by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau. Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Yaşar Halit Çevik. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2). Earth Day, observed on 22 April 2021. Repression of the media in Latvia (Latvia, Annex 3). Violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Estonia. Freedom of the media in the Russian Federation. Concerns relating to the detention of Mr. A. Navalny (Germany, Annex 4). Addressing racism, xenophobia, intolerance and discrimination during the post-pandemic recovery. Referendum on the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, held on 11 April 2021.

Journal of the 1309th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Publishing date: 15 April 2021

Collections: 1309th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Content type: Conference / meeting document

Where we are: Permanent Council

What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Mr. Matteo Mecacci (Russian Federation, Annex 1; Turkey, Annex 2; Holy See, Annex 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 4). Address by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Lasha Darsalia. 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. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 5). Violations of freedom of assembly in some Western European States and in the United States of America (Germany, Annex 6; Netherlands, Annex 7; Belgium, Annex 8; Austria, Annex 9; France, Annex 10; Switzerland, Annex 11). International Roma Day, observed on 8 April 2021. Recent developments in Belarus. Abolition of the death penalty in the state of Virginia, United States of America. Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued on 13 April 2021. Illegal restriction on the freedom of navigation imposed by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea. Sixtieth anniversary of the first human space flight, observed on 12 April 2021. Lethal attack on Giorgos Karaivaz and media freedom and the safety of journalists as a Greek priority (Greece, Annex 13).

Journal of the 1306th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Publishing date: 18 March 2021

Collections: 1306th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Content type: Conference / meeting document

Where we are: Permanent Council

What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, Tolerance and non-discrimination

Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Jan Braathu. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 1). Seventh anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia. Peaceful protests and police violence in some Western European States (Netherlands, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3; Belgium, Annex 4; Greece, Annex 5; Switzerland, Annex 6). The Russian Federation’s intensifying campaign against independent media. International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed on 15 March 2021 (Turkey, Annex 7). Need for new dialogue in Belarus. Events in the human dimension in 2021. International Francophonie Day, to be observed on 20 March 2021, and French Language and Francophonie Week, being observed from 13 to 21 March 2021.