News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek presents children's book about police
Publishing date: 11 September 2009
BISHKEK, 11 September 2009- A storybook for children about a day in the life of a Kyrgyz police officer was presented by the OSCE Centre and the Interior Ministry's Juvenile Affairs Unit to staff and youngsters in kindergarten 173 in Bishkek today...
OSCE supports Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry to set up regional training centre in Osh
Publishing date: 8 September 2009
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 8 September 2009- A regional training centre for Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MoES) was opened in Osh today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre trains prison officers in Kyrgyzstan's northern provinces
Publishing date: 7 September 2009
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 7 September 2009- A basic training course for middle-ranking prison officers from Kyrgyzstan's northern regions, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, started today at the pre-trial prison in Karakol...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz journalists in economic reporting
Publishing date: 4 September 2009
TALAS, 4 September, 2009- A two-day OSCE-supported training course to help journalists improve their coverage of economic and financial topics began today in Talas in northwestern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosts seminar on regional security matters
Publishing date: 3 September 2009
BISHKEK, 3 September, 2009- Security policy experts from Eurasia, East and South East Asia, Europe and the United States are taking part in the second annual two-day seminar on Central Asian security matters that started today at the OSCE Academy...
OSCE Centre holds seminars to promote religious tolerance, awareness in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 August 2009
BISHKEK, 27 August 2009- A seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Agency on Religious Affairs to promote religious tolerance at the community level and educate participants about Kyrgyzstan's new law on freedom of religion...
OSCE Centre organizes course on human rights and safety for Kyrgyz prison security units
Publishing date: 14 August 2009
BISHKEK, 14 August, 2009- An OSCE-supported human rights and safety course for security units in the Kyrgyz prison system ends tomorrow...