News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports training for Kyrgyzstan's prosecutors ahead of elections
Publishing date: 21 August 2010
BISHKEK, 21 August 2010- A training seminar for prosecutors ahead of Kyrgyzstan's 10 October parliamentary elections was held today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about missing Ukrainian journalist, welcomes authorities' prompt reaction
Publishing date: 20 August 2010
VIENNA, 20 August 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed grave concern today over the disappearance of Ukrainian journalist Vasil Klymentyev and welcomed the prompt reaction of the Ukrainian authorities...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan equips police to cope with domestic violence cases
Publishing date: 19 August 2010
DUSHANBE, 19 August 2010- The first police station in Tajikistan specially equipped for working with victims of domestic violence, refurbished with support from the OSCE Office, was inaugurated today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes course to help authorities and NGOs combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 19 August 2010
BOROVOE, 19 August 2010- An OSCE-organized training course for government and non-governmental organization employees to teach courses on domestic violence prevention began today in Borovoe, northern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre donates off-road vehicles to Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 19 August 2010
BISHKEK, 19 August 2010- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated eight off-road vehicles fully equipped with loudspeaker alarm units to Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry as part of the OSCE's police reform programme for the country...
OSCE Centre supports roundtable discussion on youth crime prevention in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 August 2010
KOCHKOR-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 18 August 2010- A roundtable discussion on crime prevention and youth outreach was held in Kochkor-Ata town in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad province today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Mission head says OSCE will follow Moldova constitutional referendum closely, urges media, political parties to behave responsibly
Publishing date: 17 August 2010
CHISINAU, 17 August 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Philip Remler today rejected as "baseless" accusations aired on a Moldovan television programme that the OSCE is turning a blind eye to the 5 September constitutional referendum...