News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Combating oil pollution of Issyk-Kul Lake in focus at OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
BALYKCHY, Kyrgyzstan, 29 November 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on oil pollution in Kyrgyzstan’s largest lake Issyk-Kul took place today in the lakeside town of Balykchy...
New report on implementation of law on peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan presented at OSCE event
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
BISHKEK, 28 November 2013- The current state of freedom of assembly in Kyrgyzstan was discussed today in Bishkek at an OSCE-organized roundtable meeting that also featured a presentation of a new monitoring report on the implementation of the 2012 law on peaceful assemblies in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE-supported Youth Model Parliament concludes its 2013 session in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
The final session of this year’s OSCE-supported Youth Model Parliament was held on 28 November 2013 in Bishkek...
OSCE brings together local communities in Kyrgyzstan to address security threats
Publishing date: 26 November 2013
A major OSCE-supported event brought together neighbourhood inspectors, juvenile delinquency inspectors and members of local crime prevention centres from across Kyrgyzstan in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan on 26 November 2013...
OSCE trains police officers in Kyrgyzstan to address domestic violence
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 22 November 2013 – Developing effective responses to domestic violence was the focus of an OSCE-supported series of training courses for Kyrgyz police officers that concluded today in the towns of Cholpon-Ata and Karakol in Issyk-Kul province in northern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE helps Kyrgyzstan dispose of excess stockpiles of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
BISHKEK, 14 November 2013- Kyrgyz government officials, representatives of diplomatic corps, and journalists attended an observation exercise held today at a military polygon Ala-Too near Bishkek. The exercise was part of an OSCE-supported project strengthening Kyrgyzstan’ capabilities in managing and controlling small arms, light weapons, and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (CA)...
OSCE supports visit of senior Afghan police officers to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 November 2013
A delegation of senior Afghan police officers is participating in an OSCE-supported peer-to-peer visit to Kyrgyzstan from 11 to 15 November 2013...