Tag: operation in Europe

Georgia

Georgia Supports Invoking Moscow’s Mechanism Over Russia Abusing Prisoners of War  

Ukraine

Netherlands and 40 other OSCE countries request probe into Russia’s treatment of POWs  

Georgia

Giorgi Burjanadze : In 2013, Georgian Dream appealed and requested monitoring from the OSCE/ODIHR, stating “we have nothing hidden” – history has repeated itself and the court is completely closed to media. In this context, it is important to have external monitoring.  

Georgia

Giorgi Burjanadze : “Georgian Dream”, in the cases of political prisoner, does not give the consent necessary for OSCE/ODIHR monitoring  

Georgia

Irakli Kobakhidze, first let’s see if the radical opposition and the international actors acknowledge the OSCE/ODIHR Report from last year — only then can we discuss the possible invitation of OSCE/ODIHR  

Georgia

Tengiz Shahnashvili: The opposition should accept their conclusion about the 2024 parliamentary election if they consider OSCE/ODIHR as an objective observer, and their word to be decisive.  

Georgia

Salome Samadashvili says: These aren’t elections, this is a battleground where the opposition must fight. The OSCE appeal to the authorities confirms this view.  

Georgia

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly : We call on Georgian authorities to honor their commitments to ensure that civil societies, independent media, activists and protestors can operate freely and in safety.  

Georgia

Irakli Kadagishvili, OSCE Secretary General: The elections were held to a high level, and reflected the will and mandate of the voters. When you do not use the mandate given by the people, then you are disregarding them.  

Georgia

Gia Volski says that the demand for the OSCE/ODIHR to arrive is a trick. They were politically humiliated and a campaign was waged in their face. The same people now demand their arrival. This is hypocrisy  

Georgia

ISFED: OSCE/ODIHR actively observes local elections – OSCE/ODIHR have observed municipal elections in Georgia 4 times since 2006.  

Georgia

British Embassy: We encourage Georgian government to invite ODIHR/OSCE for observation of October’s municipal election and to take forward all the recommendations in ODIHR final report on 2024 parliamentary elections.