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Inter-religious tolerance in Kyrgyzstan in focus of OSCE-supported meeting
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 3 June 2016 – Measures to enhance tolerance among religious communities in Kyrgyzstan is in focus of an OSCE-supported meeting which concludes tomorrow in Cholpon-ata town in Issyk–Kul region, having brought together some 120 representatives of local self-government bodies, political parties, education and health sectors, academia, civil society, as well as elderly people and youth...
OSCE Centre supports prevention of violent extremism in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons
Publishing date: 28 November 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism, Tolerance and non-discrimination
A two-day seminar for some 50 prison officers on preventing violent extremism and radicalization in prisons took place at the Penitentiary Administration Training Centre in Bishkek on 25-26 November 2014...
Freedom of religion or belief topic of OSCE-supported discussion in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Kyrgyzstan’s state officials, religious leaders, civil society and media representatives gathered in Bishkek on 20 September 2013 for an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the legal and practical aspects of safeguarding the freedom of religion or belief in the Kyrgyz Republic...
Kyrgyzstani law-enforcement’s role in protecting freedom of religion or belief discussed at Bishkek seminar
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The role played by law-enforcement agencies in protecting freedom of religion or belief was the focus of a seminar organized by ODIHR, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and partners in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on 4 and 5 June 2012...
OSCE helps to prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kyrgyzstan's prisons
Publishing date: 24 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 24 November 2011 – Representatives of prison staff will learn about and develop skills in detecting radical tendencies that can lead to violence among detainees during a three-day training seminar that started today in Bishkek...
Kyrgyzstan's religious affairs committee members attend OSCE training seminar on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 17 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Twelve members of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for Religious Affairs took part in a two-day training seminar in Istanbul on 14 and 15 June 2011, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE promotes dialogue between government and religious leaders in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 25 May 2011 – A roundtable on freedom of religion and belief brought together state officials and religious leaders from the three southern provinces of Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken today...