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MEDITERRANEAN: Four children lost in two shipwrecks ― People seeking asylum subjected to invasive surveillance in Greek camp ― Italy resumes transfers to detention centres in Albania ― Recriminations over Italian government’s repatriation of Libyan gen…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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January 30, 2025
Four children have died in two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. A recent NGO report has revealed that people housed in the closed controlled access centre on the Greek island of Samos are subjected to invasive surveillance practices. The Italian...
Education Nonprofit Brings International Economics Olympiad to United States; American Students Urged to “Compete and Win”
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 12, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Certell, Inc., an Indiana-based education nonprofit that provides free online textbooks and other educational materials to American secondary-school teachers and students, has been named the Official...
Author, Tony Jeton Selimi, British Albanian Visionary, Named Finalist for SME National Business Person of the Year 2024
EIN Presswire
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December 20, 2024
Author Tony J. Selimi is redefining excellence in business and leadership, empowering global transformation through innovation, vision, and impactful coaching. LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
OSCE trains police cadets to strengthen criminal justice responses to gender-based violence in Banja Luka
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 16, 2024
From 9 to 12 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Police Academy in Banja Luka conducted four one-day basic training courses for police cadets on gender-based violence (GBV) in...
OSCE Presence trains school security officers to increase school safety in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 16, 2024
With the aim to enhance school safety and security through preventive actions, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of soft skills training events for school security officers in Korça, Tirana and Shkodra, from 7 to 9 December 2024. The...
OSCE Presence, Albanian Central Election Commission organize technical roundtable on improving voting’s secrecy, preventing voters’ intimidation
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 11, 2024
On 11 December, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Central Election Commission (CEC) held a technical roundtable to discuss ways to enhance voting secrecy and prevent voter intimidation. The event emphasized safeguarding one of the fundamental...
Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 Powered by FDLA: Latin American Luxury, Innovation, and Artistry Shine in Paradise
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 will take place from July 23–27, 2025, at the iconic ME Cabo, a luxury lifestyle hotel. CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 will take place from July 23–27, 2025,...
OSCE Presence organizes second simulation-based training on human trafficking in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 26, 2024
From 19 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized its second simulation-based training on human trafficking. Over three days, about 50 participants worked through complex trafficking cases involving vulnerable girls and women...
Dual U.S. and Albanian Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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November 22, 2024
A former New York man and dual citizen of the United States and Albania was arrested yesterday in New York on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds training events on environmental enforcement for inspectors, police and prosecutors
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 22, 2024
From 18 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of joint training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of prosecutors, police officers and environmental inspectors in tackling environmental crimes. The...
OSCE Chair-in-Office Borg concludes visit to Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 14, 2024
TIRANA, 13 November 2024 —OSCE Chair-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Albania today, reaffirming the OSCE’s commitment to strengthening regional...
Media role in elections in focus of third workshop organized by OSCE Presence in Albania, Central Election Commission
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 18, 2024
In view of Albania's upcoming 2025 parliamentary elections, the OSCE Presence and the Central Election Commission (CEC) organized a technical workshop titled “Elections 2025: The role of media in the electoral process – Challenges and...
"Saudi Tourism Authority" Unites Balkan Business Sectors in Albania to Present Umrah Services via "Nusuk" Platform
EIN Presswire
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October 29, 2024
TIRANA, ALBANIA, October 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) successfully concluded an introductory roadshow on the unified "Nusuk" government platform, designed to assist Umrah performers travelling to Mecca and...
OSCE and the Spanish National Police train Mediterranean border security officers on gendered aspects of cross-border crimes
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 1, 2024
On 30 and 31 October, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department's Border Security and Management Unit in close co-operation with the Spanish National Police hosted an interactive training course on gendered aspects of transnational threats in...
MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe calls for ‘immediate admission’ of people stranded in Cyprus buffer zone ― Italy to resume transfers to migration centres in Albania despite ongoing legal issues ― Court in Greece acquits asylum seeking minor of people …
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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November 7, 2024
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Cyprus to allow the people who are currently stuck in the buffer zone to seek asylum in the country. Italy is planning to resume the transfer of people rescued in international waters...
Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming ambassador of Albania to Azerbaijan
President of Azerbaijan
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October 31, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, October 31 - 31 October 2024, 11:11 On October 31, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the credentials of Besart Kadia, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of...
Op-ed: Does the Rome court’s refusal to validate the detention order of the first asylum seekers brought to Albania mark the end of the Italy-Albania deal?
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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October 24, 2024
By Andreina De Leo, member of ECRE member organisation the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) On 18 October, the Civil Court of Rome blocked the detention of 12 asylum seekers from Bangladesh and Egypt, who had been...
MEDITERRANEAN: Confusion regarding future of Italian migration centres in Albania ― ECtHR criticises Malta’s regime again ― Asylum seekers still trapped in Cyprus buffer zone ― Cyprus President calls for normalisation of relations with Syria ― NGOs cal…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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October 24, 2024
A decision by the Civil Court of Rome has led to uncertainty regarding the future of the recently opened Italian migration centres in Albania. The European Court of Human Rights has again criticised Malta’s treatment of vulnerable children and...
ITALY: Recent Increase in Arrivals But Overall Decrease from 2023 ― Albanian PM Rejects Any Replicas of Italy-Albania Protocol ― Prosecutors Demand Six-Year Jail Term for Deputy PM in Rescue Vessel ‘Kidnapping’ Case ― New Security Decree Creates Concer…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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September 27, 2024
More than 1,200 people arrived in Italy irregularly on 21-22 September but the overall number in 2024 is significantly lower than the previous year. Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama has reminded EU leaders that the Italy-Albania Protocol is a...
OSCE Presence trains Albanian State Police on environmental enforcement and investigation techniques
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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September 25, 2024
On 25 September 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania started a two-day training for the Albanian State Police on environmental enforcement and investigation techniques. The training brought together 17 police officers from all 12 regional...