News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE's office in Kyrgyzstan discusses police assistance programme with President Akayev
Publishing date: 19 March 2004
BISHKEK, 19 March 2004- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Mueller, today met Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev at Government House, where he outlined issues of special concern to the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek holds seminar on access to information
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
BISHKEK, 11 March 2004- Establishing better ties between government press services and independent media and ensuring access to information was the main topic of a seminar held in Bishkek on 9 and 10 March...
OSCE pilot policing project presented in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 March 2004
BISHKEK, 5 March 2004- A pioneering OSCE project on community policing for Kyrgyzstan was presented with the launch of a local computer network at a Bishkek police station. Within the framework of the project, the Pervomayiskyi district...
OSCE Centre to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 March 2004
BISHKEK, 1 March 2004- A workshop to encourage women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek will take place in the Karabalta district of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Academy starts post graduate programme in Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 February 2004
BISHKEK, 2 February 2004- Twenty five students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Italy and Britain began today their post graduate studies at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. "The Academy has an opportunity to introduce...
OSCE to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 January 2004
BISHKEK, 28 January 2004- A workshop to encourage women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE...
Criminal justice reform moves up the political agenda in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE conference
Publishing date: 25 January 2004
BISHKEK, 25 January 2004- The reform of Kyrgyzstan's criminal justice system topped the agenda of an international conference, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...