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Keynote Speech by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, "Reinforcing a Comprehensive Approach to Preventing and Countering Terrorism and VERLT in a Changing Landscape", 21 April 2021

Roundtable on combating technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings in Central Asia and across the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation, 27-28 April 2021.

The Forum for Security Co-operation adopted Decision No. 1/21 on the agenda, timetable, and modalities for the tenth Annual Discussion on the Implementation of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security.

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec. 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). Mass and systemic violations of human rights in the United States of America. Constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan. Freedom of assembly in the Russian Federation. Recent developments in Belarus. Twenty-second anniversary of NATO’s aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Twenty-second anniversary of NATO’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo (Italy, Annex 2; Germany, Annex 3). Turkey’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (Germany, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 4; Turkey, Annex 5). Fifth anniversary of the 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels, observed on 22 March 2021. Lessons from the Khatyn massacre in 1943 and preventing the glorification of Nazism.

This policy paper was supported by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression (#SAIFE) project.

This document was prepared by Thomas Treml, Rania Wazir, and Armin Rabitsch as part of the “Social Media Data Access” project, within the framework of the Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence & Freedom of Expression (SAIFE) Project of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe- Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media (OSCE RFoM).

This policy paper was supported by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression (#SAIFE) project.

An op-ed by Vincenzo Del Monaco, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, published in Albanian Daily News newspaper on 14 April 2021.

Presentation of Dr Dmitry Iordanidi, Deputy Head of OSCE Mission to BiH at the OSCE Economic and Environmental Committee Meeting: “Biodiversity and security- Security implications of environmental degradation, including reduced biodiversity”.

January- March 2021