News and press releases

ASTANA, 4 April 2014- The acting OSCE Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, noted positive legislative and policy developments in preventing and combating this form of modern-day slavery at the conclusion of an official country visit from 1 to 4 April 2014...

Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, spoke on the OSCE’s role in regional security at a conference in Astana on 3 April 2014, dedicated to the function of international organizations in Central Asian security...

A three-day training seminar on best practices in countering drug trafficking began in Almaty on 2 April 2014...

ASTANA, 27 March 2014 – A two-day training seminar for police inspectors and officers on trends and challenges in preventing domestic violence, co-organized by the OSCE Centre with the Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan, began today in Astana...

ASTANA, 26 March 2014 – A two-day OSCE-supported workshop on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes began today in Astana. The workshop is co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Anti-Terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Centre in Astana with support from the government of Spain...

An OSCE-supported expert meeting on the rights of persons sentenced to life imprisonment under the new draft Criminal Executive Code of Kazakhstan took place on 20 March 2014 in Almaty...

ASTANA, 19 March 2014 – An OSCE-supported conference on countering corruption in state institutions began today in Astana...