Event archive
September 2013
Workshop
Workshop for prison medical workers
An OSCE-supported workshop for prison medical workers will take place on September 24 at Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service’s Training Centre in Bishkek. The participants of the one day course will be instructed on how to accurately…
Training
Professional training course for prison duty officers
Twenty-one prison duty officers will attend a three-week course at the Training Centre of Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service in Bishkek. The participants will learn about torture prevention, practices of human rights observance and…
Workshop
Understanding Central Asian Islam: contemporary research standards
A workshop on contemporary academic standards in researching Central Asian Islam will take place on 12-13 September at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. The annual event, which was first held in 2011, is to bring together the leading experts on…
General event
“Colour from inside” – A photo exhibition on life in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons
An OSCE-supported photo exhibition “Colour from inside” on life in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons, by French photographer Eric Gourlan, will take place on 9-13 September in Osh city. Organized in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary…
General event
Second OSCE Academy Alumni Reunion
The OSCE Academy will conduct the 2nd Alumni Reunion of the Master of Arts in Politics and Security and of the Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development on 7 September in Bishkek. Some 90 alumni from all Central Asian states and…
Training
Professional Training Course for Kyrgyzstan prison staff
17 officers from human recourses departments of Kyrgyzstan’s prisons will attend an OSCE-supported professional training course to learn about the newly-approved national penitentiary legislation, code of conduct, and formal documenting…
August 2013
Ceremony
Graduation ceremony for Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary interns
A graduation ceremony for 20 university students who were interns at Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament for 3 1/2 months will take place on 28 August in Bishkek. The 20 students were chosen from among students at the American University of Central…
July 2013
General event
Opening of a New Training Centre in the Uzgen District for Members of Local Crime Prevention Centres
A new training centre for representatives of local crime-prevention centres (LCPCs) will open in Uzgen, Osh province, on 18 July 2013. Located in the Uzgen District Administration building, the new, modernly equipped centre will allow…
June 2013
General event
Joint simulation exercise: Kara-Kul 2013
The purpose of this OSCE-supported joint exercise is to simulate a governmental response to a possible terrorist attack or an incursion onto the territory of a hydropower station and to develop a mechanism to co-ordinate the actions of law…
Roundtable
Roundtable on social peace and conflict prevention
On 19 June 2013, Office of the Representative of the Kyrgyz Government in Osh, members of the Osh city Administration, representatives of Provincial and City Department of the Ministry of Interior as well as delegates from the Kyrgyzstan’s…
May 2013

General event
Public lecture by Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Dr. John Nash
Dr. John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize for economics, will deliver a public lecture called “Ideal Money and the Motivation of Savings and Thrift” in Bishkek on 27 May 2013. Dr. Nash’s visit to Kyrgyzstan was organized by the OSCE Centre…
General event
Charitable event for the Krasnorechenski Orphanage
To mark International Children’s Day on 1 June, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Women’s Police Association will donate a freezer, a television, and sports equipment to the Krasnorechenski Orphanage in Chui Oblast. The donation is…
General event
Establishment of early-warning groups in cross-border areas
This event will mark the establishment of a fully sustainable pilot early-warning group in the Ala-Buka district in the south of Kyrgyzstan. The purpose of the group, which will be supervised by border guards, is to promote inter-agency co…
General event
Simulation Exercise for Peace Ambassadors
These simulation exercises are aimed at improving peace ambassadors’ ability to identify potential sources of conflict and to handle conflicts, when they do arise, at the initial stage. The scenarios for the simulation exercises were…
April 2013
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion on security and border issues in Batken region
Key officials of law enforcement agencies, Members of Parliament and representatives of local authorities will participate in a roundtable discussion related to the security and border situation in Batken region. The roundtable is being…
General event
Simulation exercise: Batken-Antiterror-2013
The OSCE-supported simulation exercise 'Batken-Antiterror-2013' will take place with the participation of key law-enforcement agencies of the Kyrgyz Republic, and take place in Batken, southern Kyrgyzstan. The aim of the exercise is to…