News and press releases

An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar, aimed at improving the interaction between law-enforcement agencies and the media, took place from 18 to 22 September 2017 in Astana.

The importance of having impartial and independent judiciary and media, international mechanisms ensuring freedom of expression and media and access to information were the focus of the OSCE-supported workshop for 19 judges and 11 journalists that took place in Khoja Obigarm on 21 and 22 September 2017...

A web-based learning course designed to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding on how terrorists use the internet was launched by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department on 22 September 2017. The course targets decision makers, government officials, academia, teachers and students in police academies and other similar educational institutions to enhance their skills in countering terrorism...

A five-day OSCE-supported training seminar on the detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques for 32 border guards concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 22 September 2017...

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) held its annual Women’s Power Breakfast in Warsaw on 21 September 2017, focusing on how to promote and advance women’s political participation and gender equality through the work of democratic institutions. The event, organized

TASHKENT, 21 September 2017 – The OSCE Mobile Training Team for the identification of potential foreign terrorist fighters delivered an interactive training course for 27 border and security officers from Uzbekistan from 19 to 21 September in Tashkent.

An OSCE-supported workshop on the OSCE best practices in applying green construction standards and technologies to produce environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable cities started on 21 September 2017 in Astana.