News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek co-operates with government of Kyrgyzstan on enhancing security
Publishing date: 11 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed long-term bilateral agreements on cooperation in the sphere of combating terrorism and arms control with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence and the Kyrgyz National Guard on July 10, 2015...
OSCE supports training on safety of journalists
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior conducted two one-day training sessions for media representatives on journalists’ safety during reporting on political and social unrest. The trainings were held on 6 July in Bishkek and on 7 July in Osh...
OSCE supports intellectual property rights protection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
A two-day training seminar on intellectual property rights for customs officers related to Kazakhstan’s forthcoming accession to the World Trade Organization concluded on 8 July 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on registration of citizens of special category in the voters’ list
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a roundtable on 7 July to discuss issues related to the inclusion of citizens who are in remand prisons, detention facilities, psychiatric hospitals, social institutions, and military service into the voters’ list for the upcoming parliamentary elections...
OSCE-supports effective communication training for officers of the Kyrgyz State Border Service
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a two-day communication training for the leadership of the State Border Service and heads of military units to improve their professional capacity and knowledge in communications techniques. Its aim is to establish a unified coordination information policy on border security. The training was held in the city of Osh on 3-4 July 2015...
At OSCE PA Annual Session, parliamentarians debate political affairs, economic and environmental issues, human rights concerns
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
HELSINKI, 7 July 2015 – Parliamentary debate on political affairs, economic and environmental issues and human rights concerns is well under way at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Helsinki...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, in co‑operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan, is holding a regional summer school on “Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration” from 6 to 11 July 2015 in Cholpon Ata. A total of 75