News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek co-operates with government of Kyrgyzstan on enhancing security
Publishing date: 11 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed long-term bilateral agreements on cooperation in the sphere of combating terrorism and arms control with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence and the Kyrgyz National Guard on July 10, 2015...
OSCE supports training on safety of journalists
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior conducted two one-day training sessions for media representatives on journalists’ safety during reporting on political and social unrest. The trainings were held on 6 July in Bishkek and on 7 July in Osh...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on registration of citizens of special category in the voters’ list
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a roundtable on 7 July to discuss issues related to the inclusion of citizens who are in remand prisons, detention facilities, psychiatric hospitals, social institutions, and military service into the voters’ list for the upcoming parliamentary elections...
OSCE-supports effective communication training for officers of the Kyrgyz State Border Service
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a two-day communication training for the leadership of the State Border Service and heads of military units to improve their professional capacity and knowledge in communications techniques. Its aim is to establish a unified coordination information policy on border security. The training was held in the city of Osh on 3-4 July 2015...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, in co‑operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan, is holding a regional summer school on “Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration” from 6 to 11 July 2015 in Cholpon Ata. A total of 75
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports training for law enforcement agencies on combatting customs offences and money laundering
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
A five-day anti-money laundering training course for law enforcement officers was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic from 29 June to 3 July 2015. The training course was supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
OSCE-supported regulatory review project launches website in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
BISHKEK, 30 June 2015 – In cooperation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek launched the official website of the Systematic Regulatory Review Project...