News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Moldova continues to enhance capacity of local professionals combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 3 August 2018
Some 240 district law enforcement officers and social workers completed training courses on combating domestic violence organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in eight southern districts of Moldova, including the Autonomous Territorial District of Gagauzia from 18 July to 2 August 2018...
Legal charges initiated by Turkey against Turkish Cypriot journalists Şener Levent and Ali Osman should be dropped, urges OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 2 August 2018
VIENNA, 2 August 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir today in a letter to the Turkish authorities expressed his concern over recent judicial action launched by the country’s prosecution against two journalists of the Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika...
OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on Tajikistan’s 2020 National Action Plan on Prevention of Violent Extremism held in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 2 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe facilitated plenary discussions on the implementation of Tajikistan’s 2020 National Strategy and Action Plan on Prevention of Violent Extremism on 27 July 2018 in Dushanbe...
Development of national environmental legislation focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 31 July 2018
Representatives of the State Environmental Committee on Environmental Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan, the Mejlis (parliament), Ministry of Justice and other relevant agencies of Turkmenistan discussed the development of national environmental legislation at an OSCE-organized seminar held on 30 and 31 July 2018 in Ashgabat...
OSCE celebrates World Day against Trafficking in Persons in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2018
A scientific conference titled Current challenges of human trafficking, attended by representatives of scientific and education organizations of Kyrgyzstan, was held in Bishkek on 30 July 2018, on the occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Person...
ODIHR launches new version of Legislationline.org database
Publishing date: 27 July 2018
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a new version of its free legislative database Legislationline.org on 27 July 2018. Created in 2002, the online database is designed to assist OSCE participating States in bringing their legislation into line with OSCE
Trade and customs officials discuss trade facilitation in Central Asia at OSCE-supported workshop in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 July 2018
Senior trade and customs officials from five Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, and their main trading partners – Russia and Turkey, received practical guidance on trade facilitation at a three-day annual training workshop on 26 July in Dushanbe. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe hosted the workshop.