News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds training courses for Kyrgyz customs officers
Publishing date: 24 December 2013
An OSCE-supported basic training course for 30 newly recruited Kyrgyz customs offices concluded on 27 December 2013 in Leninskoe village near Bishkek...
OSCE boosts travel document security in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
BISHKEK, 19 December 2013 – A renovated training room, computer equipment and study materials to be used in delivering courses on identifying forged travel documents were presented by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan today. The ceremony marked the completion of a capacity-building course on travel document security.
OSCE facilitates reform of government press service in Kyrgyzstan to prevent, resolve conflicts
Publishing date: 16 December 2013
BISHKEK, 16 December 2013 – Reform of the Government press-service and development of the state information policy in Kyrgyzstan was topic of today’s OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek.
OSCE-supported report on torture prevention at detention facilities presented in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
BISHKEK, 11 December 2013 – The presentation of an OSCE-supported monitoring report on torture prevention took place today at a roundtable discussion in Bishkek. The report aimed at detecting cases of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities, and was prepared by civil society representatives who visited a range of detention facilities across Kyrgyzstan over the past year.
Preventing drunk driving in Kyrgyzstan goal of OSCE training
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
An OSCE-supported training course on the use of alcoholic breathalysers for twenty officers of the Road Patrol Service of Kyrgyzstan concluded on 8 December 2013 at the Police Academy in Ankara, Turkey. The training precedes the official introduction of breathalysers in Kyrgyzstan before the end of 2013...
OSCE promotes inter-agency dialogue on prevention of trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
Preventing human trafficking in Kyrgyzstan and enhancing inter-agency cooperation was the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting held on 29 November 2013 in Bishkek...
OSCE supports public hearings in Kyrgyzstan on urban development, information security and electoral reform
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
A series of three OSCE-supported public hearings on topics of concern for people concluded on 30 November 2013 in Kyrgyzstan. The events took place in November in Bishkek and the cities of Karakol and Balykchy in Issyk-Kul province, and focused on information security, electoral reform, and urban socio-economic development...