News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds workshop on border re-demarcation best practices in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 10 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a workshop on border re-demarcation best practices for 21 border officials from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 6 to10 August 2018 in Dushanbe...
OSCE-supported series of mobile group training courses for border troops concludes in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 9 August 2018
Mine risk awareness, human rights, gender mainstreaming and the importance of local population involvement in border protection were the focus of three 14-day mobile training courses, that were organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and concluded on 9 August 2019...
ODIHR and Penal Reform International publish new resource on Nelson Mandela Rules’ minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners
Publishing date: 9 August 2018
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published a new tool on 9 August 2018 to support the effective implementation of minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners. The resource, produced jointly with Penal Reform International (PRI), was launched initially
OSCE Representative concerned over measures against independent media outlets in Belarus, calls on authorities to release detained journalists
Publishing date: 8 August 2018
VIENNA, 8 August 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed serious concern over the detention of journalists with the Belarusian Tut.by and BelaPAN news agencies, as well as raids of newsrooms and journalists’ homes by law enforcement agents, and the seizure of their equipment...
OSCE co-organizes London study visit on Advance Passenger Information for Kazakhstan officials
Publishing date: 8 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of the United States Embassy in Astana organized a visit to London from 24 to 26 July 2018 for eight officials from Kazakhstan to study the United Kingdom’s experience in introducing the Advanced Passenger Information Exchange System (API) and the Passenger Name Recorder (PNR)...
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek discuss bilateral co-operation
Publishing date: 7 August 2018
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Muhammetkaliy Abylgaziev and the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Pierre von Arx discussed bilateral co-operation and the implementation of the OSCE programme and project activities in the country, including priority efforts in supporting reforms in the area of anti-corruption and economic development on 2 August 2018, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Bishkek...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducts train-the-trainer course on disability rights
Publishing date: 3 August 2018
A five-day train-the-trainer course on disability rights, organized and conducted by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, concluded on 3 August 2018...