News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concerned over arrest of NGO activist in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 31 December 2002
ASHGABAD, 31 December 2002- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabad is concerned about the fate of Mr. Farid Tuhbatullin, a member of a registered environmental group, who was detained by the authorities on 23 December and has been charged...
CiO regrets Ashgabad violence, urges Turkmenistan to conduct restrained, open investigation
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
LISBON, 11 December 2002- Expressing his concern to hear of the attack on President Saparmurad Niyazov of Turkmenistan that occurred in Ashgabad on 25 November, the OSCE CiO has called on Turkmenistan to investigate rapidly, but...
OSCE symposium discusses role of Turkmenistan within Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
ASHGABAD, 12 December 2002- Turkmenistan's role in Central Asia as an "independent and neutral country" was the focus of an international symposium this week, opened by the Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, in the country's...
OSCE concludes course in Turkmenistan on international human rights law
Publishing date: 29 November 2002
ASHGABAD, 29 November 2002- Representatives from several governmental and civil society organizations of Turkmenistan participated in an OSCE course on the international dimensions of human rights, which ended today in the country's...
Training seminars for border and customs officials held in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 22 November 2002
ASHGABAD, 22 November 2002- A series of four training seminars aimed at strengthening the professionalism and operational capacity of Turkmenistan's border and customs authorities were concluded in Ashgabad. The...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office completes Central Asia visit in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 November 2002
ASHGABAD, 5 November 2002- The OSCE is paying increased attention to Central Asia, the Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portugal's Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, stressed in the Turkmen capital Ashgabad, after completing...
OSCE information seminar held in Turkmenabat
Publishing date: 5 October 2002
TURKMENABAT, 5 October 2002- A seminar on "What is the OSCE" was held in Turkmenabat on 5 October. The seminar was a part of a series of information seminars, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in co-operation with...