News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE participating States agree to adapt police support to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States today agreed to adapt the Organization's support to Kyrgyzstan's police taking into account changed circumstances in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of Azerbaijani blogger and calls for release of other two imprisoned journalists
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, welcomed the release today of jailed blogger Adnan Hacizade, called on the authorities to set free imprisoned editor Eynulla Fatullayev and blogger Emin Milli...
New training centre for prison staff opens in Bishkek with OSCE Centre support
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
BISHKEK. 18 November 2010- Head of National Penitentiary Service Sheishenbek Baizakov and the OSCE Head of Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, today opened a new OSCE-supported prison staff training centre...
Co-operation needed to combat drug trafficking, director of Central Asian co-ordination centre tells OSCE
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- International co-operation and co-ordination is crucial to combat drug trafficking, the head of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC) told the OSCE Permanent Council today...
Youth in focus of OSCE Centre in Bishkek conflict prevention work
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
BISHKEK, 18 November, 2010- A police training seminar and a youth football tournament that started today illustrate the role youth play in conflict prevention efforts, said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere...
OSCE human rights chief urges Ukraine to safeguard previous achievements in holding democratic elections
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
KYIV, 18 November 2010- During a visit to Kyiv today, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on the Ukrainian authorities to safeguard and consolidate the improvements...
Financing solutions for road and rail transport infrastructure in focus at OSCE-supported conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 November 2010
VIENNA, 17 November 2010- Government ministers, international officials, policy makers and experts discussed solutions to financing of road and rail transport infrastructure in the wake of the financial crisis in an OSCE-supported conference...