News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports efforts of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situation and Civil Defence in effective media communication during disasters
Publishing date: 17 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated technical equipment to the press centre of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence at a handover ceremony on 17 August 2018 in Dushanbe. The equipment will be used for broadcasting from locations where disasters occur, thus contributing to capacity building of journalists reporting on disasters, increasing the quality of coverage and preventing the spreading of inaccurate information.
OSCE conducts training on identifying foreign terrorist fighters for officers of border and migration services in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 16 August 2018
On 14- 16 August 2018, the OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters for officers of Turkmenistan’s border and migration services in Ashgabat. The deployment of the Training Team was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and in close co-operation with the host country.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports study visit to Warsaw for Ombudsman’s Office representatives
Publishing date: 14 August 2018
From 10 to 14 August 2018 the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Poland co-organized a study visit to Warsaw for four representatives of the National Centre for Human Rights (Ombudsman’s Office).
OSCE media freedom representative seriously concerned about blocking of Internet in Azerbaijan, urges reform to laws and regulations affecting media
Publishing date: 10 August 2018
VIENNA, 10 August 2018 – Following the recent blocking of news websites due to allegations of defamation in Azerbaijan, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today urgently called on the authorities to reform the laws and regulations affecting media and to encourage pluralistic debate on all issues of public importance, both off– and online...
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