News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office co-organizes Sixth Central Asian Internet Forum in Almaty
Publishing date: 14 May 2015
ALMATY, 14 May 2015 – The OSCE-supported sixth annual Central Asian Forum on Internet Development began today in Almaty with a focus on the role of the Internet and the security of those who use it...
OSCE Centre co-organizes meeting on access to information in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 December 2014
The OSCE Centre in Astana supported a co-ordination meeting of The Right for Access to Information civil society coalition in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 8 December 2014. The meeting aimed to discuss the current national legislation and further promote the drafting and adoption of a law on access to information in compliance with international standards...
OSCE Centre supports conference in Kazakhstan on countering terrorist use of Internet
Publishing date: 25 November 2014
ASTANA, 25 November 2014 – An OSCE-supported conference on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre completes training seminars for journalists on new media legislation
Publishing date: 14 November 2014
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 14 November 2014 – An OSCE-supported training seminar to raise awareness of journalists and media lawyers from the country’s regions on the impact of the new Criminal Code and Code of Administrative Offences on their professional activities and their security began today in Aktobe...
Fifth OSCE-supported Central Asian Forum on Internet development begins in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 April 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 29 April 2014 – A two-day Central Asian Forum on Internet development, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana for the fifth consecutive year in co-operation with MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation began today in Almaty...
Media-related aspects of draft legislation focus of OSCE-supported parliamentary meeting in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
ASTANA, 20 February 2014 – Media-related aspects of the draft criminal code and code on administrative offences were among the topics addressed today at an OSCE-supported expert meeting in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of parliament of Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre concludes two-year programme on eco-journalism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2013
A two-year training programme on environmental journalism, supported by the Centre in Astana, concluded in Almaty on 20 September 2013. Over the two years, more than 140 journalists from different regions of Kazakhstan participated in training seminars held in Almaty, Atyrau, Karaganda, Pavlodar and Shymkent...