News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
An OSCE-supported two-day online seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories concluded on 30 September 2021. The event was attended by some 100 representatives of law enforcement agencies from different regions of Kazakhstan responsible for countering crimes related to illicit drugs.
Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Alexey Rogov met with Speaker of Parliament Talant Mamytov
Publishing date: 30 September 2021
Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, met with Talant Mamytov, Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek on 16 September 2021.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative urges for acquittal of Turkish journalists Erol Önderoğlu, Ahmet Nesin, human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
VIENNA, 29 September 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro urges the Turkish authorities to acquit journalists Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin, and human rights defender and physician Şebnem Korur Fincancı, ahead of their retrial hearing on 30 September. They face a lengthy jail sentence on terrorism-related charges for their participation in a 2016 press freedom campaign.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan continues to support seminars on countering cybercrimes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
Two online seminars concluded on 24 September 2021 in Nur-Sultan. One seminar was on the characteristics of cyberattacks and the other on investigating criminal cases related to Internet fraud.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 28 September 2021
Publishing date: 28 September 2021
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 significantly decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE supports training on traditional felt making for rural women in the Aral Sea region
Publishing date: 28 September 2021
On 25 September 2021, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan concluded a six-day training course on traditional felt making for rural women in the Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, in Aralsk city, Kyzylorda province.
OSCE and UNODC deliver course in North Macedonia as part of multiannual training programme on countering terrorist financing
Publishing date: 27 September 2021
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of North Macedonia to counter terrorist financing concluded on 23 September 2021.