News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches Citizens' Academy project
Publishing date: 25 August 2011
SARAJEVO, 25 August 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today issued a call for applications for residents in Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Cazin, Doboj, Novi Grad Sarajevo, Siroki Brijeg and Tesanj for the Citizens’ Academy 2011 project, aimed to help citizens learn about how muncipal and city administrations work...
OSCE starts prosecutorial reform project in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 August 2011
YEREVAN, 24 August 2011 – Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Aghvan Hovsepyan, the Armenian Prosecutor General, today signed a co-operation agreement on prosecutorial reform in Armenia...
OSCE Office supports public debate on Armenia's new draft legislation on religious freedoms
Publishing date: 19 August 2011
YEREVAN, 19 August 2011 – A new draft law on religious freedoms was debated today at a public discussion organized with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Centre holds seminars in Kazakhstan to prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 August 2011
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan, 18 August 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana launched a series of regional training seminars today to help specialized staff in orphanages and vocational schools prevent human trafficking...
Monitoring of detention facilities helps prevent torture, says Deputy Head of OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Publishing date: 18 August 2011
BULAN-SOGOTTU, Kyrgyzstan, 18 August 2011 – Representatives of non-governmental organizations and the Ombudsman’s office began discussions today to develop a joint methodology for monitoring detention facilities at a meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports political dialogue ahead of Kyrgyzstan's presidential election
Publishing date: 16 August 2011
BISHKEK, 16 August 2011 – The Chief of Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Administration, Parliamentarians, senior government officials, political party leaders, experts, representatives of the civil society and international organizations met today in Bishkek to discuss ways to ensure fair, transparent and safe conduct of the Presidential election scheduled for 30 October 2011...
Turkish diplomat new head of OSCE Office in Baku
Publishing date: 15 August 2011
BAKU, 15 August 2011- Ambassador Koray Targay of Turkey took office today as the new Head of the OSCE Office in Baku...