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OSCE human rights office voices deep concern over increased pressure on civil society and political dissent in Georgia, reaffirms commitment to support

Publishing date: 7 July 2025
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 7 July 2025 — Legislation increasingly restricting the work of civil society and the detention and prosecution of peaceful protestors in Georgia as well as the recent arrests of political opposition leaders are of growing concern, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today.

OSCE study visit on Small Arms and Light Weapons strengthens co-operation between Sweden and Ukraine

Publishing date: 7 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
From 24 to 26 June 2025, the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre facilitated a study visit to the Swedish National Police Force in Stockholm for Ukrainian specialists working on small arms and light weapons (SALW) control.

OSCE leads regional effort to prevent youth violence across South-Eastern Europe

Publishing date: 7 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Policing, Youth
As peer violence and early criminal behavior among young people become growing concerns, the OSCE held an intensive two-day regional training in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 2 and 3 July. The event brought together key frontline professionals from across South-Eastern Europe to strengthen

OSCE training on arms control enhances border security in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 4 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Arms control, Border management
An OSCE-organized training course on Combatting Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), Conventional Ammunition (CA) and Explosives took place from 1 to 4 July 2025 in Ashgabat. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in close co-operation with the Conflict Prevention Centre/Forum for

OSCE welcomes the adoption of the Strategy for Integrated Border Management 2025–2029

Publishing date: 4 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Border management
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) welcomes the adoption of the Strategy for Integrated Border Management 2025–2029 and its accompanying Action Plan at yesterday’s BiH Council of Ministers session.

OSCE Secretary General concludes visit to Paris

Publishing date: 3 July 2025
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
PARIS, 3 July 2025 — OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu concluded his official visit to Paris where he met with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, and other high-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Elysée Palace.

Promoting Safer Rides through Gender-Sensitive Communication: OSCE and inDrive Launch Pilot Training for Drivers in Almaty

Publishing date: 3 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
On 19 June in Almaty, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in collaboration with the global ride-hailing company inDrive, launched a pilot training session for 48 local drivers, including 11 women and 37 men. This first of its kind gender-sensitive communication training event was delivered in partnership with a ride-hailing platform, which marks a meaningful step toward engaging local drivers in fostering safer and more respectful public spaces and promoting a zero tolerance approach to discrimination and harassment.