News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Respecting human rights while combating transnational threats- OSCE-supported workshop held in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 November 2011
TASHKENT, 29 November 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop which started in Tashkent today will focus on building the capacity of the national police in advancing the implementation of human rights while addressing transnational crimes, such as trafficking and terrorism...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports seminar on countering money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 3 November 2011
Money laundering is a direct threat to both national and international security and international co-operation is essential to combat it, participants heard during a two-day seminar in Tashkent that began on 3 November 2011...
OSCE provides equipment to improve national passport system in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
TASHKENT, 10 February 2011 – In a ceremony held in Tashkent today the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan handed over to the representatives of Uzbekistan’s Interior and Foreign Ministries equipment to support the government's efforts to improve the national passport system and introduce biometric identity and travel documents...
OSCE-supported meeting in Central Asia focuses on countering incitement to terrorism
Publishing date: 8 December 2010
TASHKENT, 9 December 2010- Counter-terrorism experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are discussing how to best counter incitement to terrorism and violent extremism at an OSCE-supported regional seminar that began in Tashkent today...
Secure passports in focus at OSCE workshop in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 8 October 2010
TASHKENT, 8 October 2010- An OSCE-supported training course that studied what Uzbekistan needs to do to participate in an international technical platform designed to validate biometric data stored in electronic passports, concluded today in Tashkent...
Co-operation in fight against terrorism theme of OSCE workshop in Tashkent
Publishing date: 29 September 2008
TASHKENT, 29 September 2008- Fostering co-operation among police and other agencies in Central Asia is the purpose of a regional OSCE workshop that started today in Tashkent...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator helps train Central Asian police dog handlers to combat organized crime, terrorism
Publishing date: 28 August 2007
TASHKENT, 28 August 2007- A four-month regional training course on combating organized crime and terrorism for 22 police dog handlers from Central Asian countries ended in Tashkent today...