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Basic Courts in Kosovo to improve sentencing practices and expedite resolution of domestic violence cases, OSCE report recommends
Publishing date: 2 July 2024
PRISHTINË / PRIŠTINA, 2 July 2024- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today published its latest trial monitoring report today on the handling of domestic violence cases by the Basic Courts in Kosovo.
OSCE strongly condemns verbal attack against BiH Central Election Commission member
Publishing date: 2 July 2024
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina strongly condemns the verbal attack by Sanja Vulic, SNSD Caucus Chair to the BiH House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) against BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) member Vanja Bjelica-Prutina.
Uzbek media professionals participate in press freedom event in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan facilitated the participation of four journalists and scholars from Uzbekistan in the Regional Central Asia Safety of Journalists event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, organized on 26-27 June by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM).
OSCE empowers young journalists and bloggers in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education, Media freedom and development, Youth
From June 17 to 21, 2024, a five-day OSCE Central Asian Summer Media School, "InfoSavvy: AI-Expedition and Media Literacy," was held in Issyk-Kul province, Kyrgyzstan. The school aimed to strengthen media literacy skills of 22 young journalists and bloggers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Mongolia’s parliamentary elections well run but marked by ruling party advantage and several fundamental rights limitations: international observers
Publishing date: 29 June 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ULAANBAATAR, 29 June 2024 – Yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Mongolia were well run and candidates could campaign freely overall, but competitiveness was negatively affected by the lack of a level playing field and a series of pay rises and social benefit increases in the run-up to the elections gave an unjust advantage to the ruling party, international observers said in a statement today.
OSCE’s training on open-source intelligence and online investigations delivered in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 June 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
How to conduct online investigations, as well as effectively identifying and collecting data and information from online open sources was the focus of a training course organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek from 24 to 28 June 2024.
Regional co-operation and connectivity at the centre of OSCE Chair-in-Office Ian Borg's visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 June 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 27 June 2024 — Today, the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Kyrgyzstan. This visit aimed to underscore the OSCE's long-standing commitment to Kyrgyzstan and discuss the achievements of the strong and constructive partnership with the participating State in achieving regional security for all.