News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Media Resource Centre opens in Dushanbe with help of OSCE Centre
Publishing date: 7 October 2004
DUSHANBE, 7 October 2004- A Media Resource Centre which will give Tajik journalists access to the internet, satellite television and various publications opened in Dushanbe. Supported by the OSCE Centre in...
Land cleared of mines handed over under OSCE and Swiss programme in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 14 September 2004
DUSHANBE, 14 September 2004- A plot of land cleared of mines, the first of its kind and part of a long-lasting international project, was today handed over to the local community in the Dusti-Kumsangir district, near the Tajik border with Afghanistan...
OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis meets President and Foreign Minister of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 6 September 2004
VIENNA, 6 September, 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis visited the capital of Tajikistan today, after leaving Afghanistan, one of the OSCE's Partners for Co-operation...
OSCE Centre helps Tajik newspaper begin publishing again after 15 years
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
KULYAB, 2 September 2004- A respected, traditional newspaper in southern Tajikistan was revived today after 15 years with assistance from the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. The weekly Kulyabskaya Pravda was presented by the OSCE's Kulyab Field Office at an...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe concerned at shutdown of private printing house by tax authorities
Publishing date: 25 August 2004
DUSHANBE, 25 August 2004- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe noted with concern the closure of the private printing house ''Jonkhon'' by the Tax Administration of Tajikistan. This closure was a result...
OSCE experts help Tajikistan secure surplus small arms and light weapons and ammunition
Publishing date: 24 August 2004
DUSHANBE, 24 August 2004- At the request of the Government of Tajikistan, a group of OSCE experts, assisted by a Russian, have been visiting Dushanbe from 19 to 24 August to conduct a study on the situation regarding surplus Small Arms...
OSCE Centre, WWF gather young people in Tajikistan to discuss ecological degradation
Publishing date: 17 August 2004
DUSHANBE, 17 August 2004- 125 young people from the remote southern areas of Tajikistan came together at a summer camp focusing on environmental issues. The 10-day Ecological Education for Youth project, funded by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and WWF...