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Venedig hat in der Corona-Krise zur Unterstützung des Tourismus aufgerufen. «Jedem, der sich in den kommenden Monaten bewegen kann, sage ich: Kommt nach Venedig», erklärte Bürgermeister Luigi Brugnaro am Dienstag auf Twitter.

The largest conglomerations of people worldwide at the start of this year could be observed at train and bus stations, airports, city squares and parks.

Suite aux propos ethnocentriques tenus par le directeur général de la Sogema dans une vidéo publiée sur les réseaux sociaux, le parquet de Cotonou a ouvert une enquête.

Selon les informations la comparution du DG de la Sogema Armand Gansè devant le procureur de Cotonou ce lundi 27 avril 2020 n'a pas eu lieu. Le procureur Mario Mètonou aurait demandé un complément d'enquête afin de décider des poursuites judiciaires ou non.
Le sieur Armand Gansè a été écouté le vendredi 24 Avril 2020 par l'Office Central de Répression de la Cybercriminalité (OCRC) avant d'être mis sous convocation pour sa comparution lundi dernier devant le procureur.
Armand Gansè est candidat sur la liste du Bloc Républicain à Bohicon aux élections communales du 17 mai prochain. Ses propos ont été condamnés par son propre parti et autres.

Le procès en appel du journaliste Ignace Sossou ouvert ce mardi 28 avril 2020 au Tribunal de Cotonou a été renvoyé au 5 mai 2020.

Les avocats de la défense ont communiqué des pièces postérieures à la décision en première instance notamment des documents de CFI. Les avocats du procureur Mètonou ont demandé un renvoi du procès afin de connaître le fond des nouvelles pièces.
Le journaliste Ignace Sossou a été condamné le 24 décembre 2020 en première instance au Tribunal de Cotonou à 18 mois de prison ferme et une amende de 200 000 FCFA pour harcèlement par le biais de moyens de communications électroniques.
Le journaliste a tweeté les propos du procureur de la République Mario Mètonou lors d'un séminaire organisé à Cotonou par CFI.
Il lui est reproché d'avoir rapporté des propos tronqués et déplacés de leur contexte.

SUMMARY

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 slightly increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.

OPERATIONAL REMARKS

The OM is currently operating with 20 permanent international staff members, including the Chief Observer (CO). The Mission is supported administratively by a staff member and the Chief of Fund Administration based in Vienna.

Update on COVID-19 measures

Activities have been impacted by COVID-19 and measures undertaken by the OM to ensure the safety and duty of care of its Mission members and compliance with measures set by the host country authorities. The Mission is continuing to keep the situation under review, in close contact with the OSCE Secretariat and the Chairmanship. Following the host country recommendations, the observers are applying a self-isolation regime between the shifts at the border checkpoints and adherence to social distancing. Due to the preventive measures taken by the central and regional authorities, the OM is faced with certain difficulties, but is still able to continue to fulfill its mandate without any limitations in its observation and reporting activities.

OBSERVATIONS AT THE BORDER CROSSING POINTS

Persons crossing the border

                                                                                                                                                                                

The profile of persons crossing the border can be categorized as follows:

1. Adults travelling on foot or by car with little or no luggage;
2. Persons in military-style outfits;
3. Families (often including elderly persons and/or children) travelling on foot or by car with a significant amount of luggage.

The average number of entries/exits slightly increased from 613 to 662 per day at both BCPs compared to last week[1].

During the reporting period, the majority of border crossings were to Ukraine, with an average net flow of 65 per day for both BCPs. The Donetsk BCP continued to experience much more traffic than the Gukovo BCP.

Responding to the COVID-19 situation, the host country has closed its borders for the majority of foreigners from 18 March to 1 May. Among the exceptions of persons allowed to cross the border (which entered into force on 19 March), are Ukrainian citizens and stateless persons holding passports or identification documents proving permanent residence in certain areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine. This category of people crossing remains significant at both BCPs. In addition, reportedly, due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19, starting from 10 April, the organized passenger transport commuting between the non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region of Ukraine and the Russian Federation was suspended.

Persons in military-style outfits

During the reporting period, the number of persons in military-style outfits crossing the border at both BCPs was three, compared to four last week, no crossings of this category were observed into the Russian Federation, while three were observed crossing into Ukraine (67 per cent of this category’s crossings occurred at the Donetsk BCP). These individuals crossed the border on foot.

Families with a significant amount of luggage

The OTs continued to report on families, sometimes with elderly persons and/or children, crossing the border at both BCPs with a significant amount of luggage, or travelling in heavily loaded cars. During this reporting week, six families were observed crossing into the Russian Federation and five were observed crossing into Ukraine, compared to the previous reporting period when no families were observed either crossing to the Russian Federation or into Ukraine.

Bus connections                                         

Regular local and long-distance bus connections between Ukraine (mostly from/to the Luhansk region) and the Russian Federation were stopped from 10 April. During the reporting period, no buses were observed at the two BCPs.

Trucks

During the reporting period, the OTs observed an increase in the overall number of trucks crossing the border at both BCPs (845 compared to 750 during the previous reporting week); 406 at the Gukovo BCP and 439 at the Donetsk BCP, 431 of these trucks crossed into the Russian Federation and 414 crossed into Ukraine. Most of the trucks observed by the OTs had Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region; however, on a daily basis, the OTs also noted trucks registered in the Russian Federation and trucks with “LPR” plates. In addition, during the reporting week, trucks registered in Belarus and Lithuania were also observed.

The OTs also continued to observe tanker trucks crossing the border in both directions. During the reporting week, the number of tanker trucks decreased from 62 to 45. These trucks were observed crossing the border at both BCPs. The trucks had the words “Propane” and “Flammable” written across the tanks in either Russian or Ukrainian. The majority of tanker trucks had hazard signs, indicating that they were transporting propane or a mix of propane and butane.

All trucks underwent systematic inspection by Russian Federation officials, which could include an X-ray check. Due to the unfavourable observation position at the Gukovo BCP, the OTs continued to be unable to observe any X-ray checks.

Compared to the previous week, the total number of X-ray checks at the Donetsk BCP increased from 129 to 148. Of the total number of trucks scanned, 133 trucks (90 per cent) were bound for Ukraine: the remaining 15 trucks (10 per cent) crossed into the Russian Federation.

Minivans

The OM continued to observe passenger and cargo minivans[2] crossing the border in both directions at both BCPs. The OTs observed minivans predominantly with Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region; however, the OTs also frequently saw minivans registered in the Russian Federation. Compared to the previous week, the number of cargo minivans increased from 29 to 43 vehicles; 21 crossed into the Russian Federation and another 22 into Ukraine.

Trains

The OTs continued to pick up the sound of trains on the railway tracks located approximately 150m south-west of the Gukovo BCP. During the reporting week, the OTs heard trains on 20 occasions; the OTs assessed that 12 trains were travelling to the Russian Federation and eight to Ukraine (more details are provided in the sections “trends and figures at a glance” below).

Visual observation was not possible because of the line of trees located between the train tracks and the BCP.

Other observations

The majority of vehicles crossing the border had Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region, or Russian Federation licence plates. A significant number of vehicles with “LPR” plates were also observed crossing the border in both directions on a daily basis.

For trends and figures at a glance covering the period from 24 March to 28 April 2020, please see the attachment here.

[1]Based on data received from the Regional Representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

[2] Cargo minivans: light commercial vehicles with a maximum authorized mass of more than 3.5 t and not more than 7.5 t; with or without a trailer with a maximum mass of less than 750 kg (small cargo vehicles which correspond to driving licence C1).

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