News and press releases

BISHKEK, 31 May 2012 – A graduation ceremony for some 25 young reporters who have successfully completed a three-month journalism course, organized by the non-governmental organization and news agency Kloop Media, was held in Bishkek today. The tuition for eight students from Kyrgyzstan’s provinces was supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...

The effective resolution of electoral disputes in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Bishkek by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and other partners, on 29 May 2012...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Kosovo between 21 and 24 May 2012 to assess the security situation in the north and to discuss language and education challenges, among other issues...

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, emphasized the protection of human rights of trafficked persons at an event on 28 May 2012 in London jointly organized with the UK Home Office, and with the participation of Damian Green, UK Minister of State for Immigration...

An OSCE-supported seminar on countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism took place in Bishkek on 28 and 29 May 2012...

A two-day workshop on precursors – chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs- began on 28 May 2012 in Almaty. The event is a part of the OSCE Centre in Astana’s activities to support Kazakhstan’s efforts to prevent drug trafficking...

The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, handed over the OSCE Presence-funded publication of the Civil Service Commission Annual Activity Report for 2011 to the Commission Chairperson, Fatmir Tafaj, on 25 May 2012...