News and press releases

A week-long live simulation exercise on how to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking concluded on 18 October 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. More than 40 professionals from law enforcement, labour inspectorates, prosecutorial offices, NGOs and social services from all across the country participated in the live-action training.

The civic and social activism of youth was the focus of the annual three-day Zhas (Youth) Camp that concluded on 20 October 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Some thirty young people were selected to attend the event following a competition held in four major cities where they successfully pitched their ideas for social initiatives and projects.

A seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter disinformation and fake news on the Internet, took place on 18 October 2019 in Nur-Sultan. The event was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and co-organized with the International Centre for Journalism MediaNet.

A seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter hate speech on the Internet took place on 18 October 2019 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and co-organized with the NGO “Legal Media Centre”...

Five participants from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 4 October 2019. The discussion focused on security issues in Central Asia the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive approach to security...

The OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on conducting and monitoring public hearings as a tool for public participation in environmental decision-making in the Karaganda region took place on 3 October 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the status of Kazakhstan’s draft environmental code took place on 1 October 2019 in Nur-Sultan...