News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Cross-border co-operation among criminal justice institutions on combating transnational crime in focus at annual OSCE police experts meeting
Publishing date: 18 June 2014
Criminal justice experts from OSCE participating States, executive structures and international organizations gathered in Vienna at the OSCE’s Annual Police Experts Meeting which started in Vienna on 17 June 2014...
Better responses to cyber threats discussed at OSCE-supported training courses in Armenia
Publishing date: 16 June 2014
Two tailored training courses were organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian Police on 9-20 June 2014 to enhance the capacities of police and other relevant bodies in countering and investigating cybercrimes...
OSCE supports seminar in Kazakhstan on public-private partnerships to counter terrorist use of explosives
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
ASTANA, 10 June 2014 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on countering terrorists’ use of explosives through better control over explosive materials took place today in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Anti-Terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Centre in Astana with support from the governments of Liechtenstein and Spain...
OSCE conducts two-week training for instructors of Kyrgyz anti-terrorism agencies
Publishing date: 6 June 2014
A two-week training course for anti-terrorism instructors from Kyrgyzstan concluded on 6 June 2014 in Bishkek...
OSCE hands over equipment to Special Forces of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated equipment worth 50,000 Euros to the Ilbirs Special Forces under the General Staff of the Kyrgyz Republic on 29 May 2014. The official handover ceremony took place in Osh city and was incorporated into national Armed Forces Day events...
OSCE highlights best practices in counter-terrorism negotiations in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 May 2014
ASHGABAT, 29 May 2014 – Twenty-five officials from Turkmenistan’s law-enforcement bodies and security agencies discussed best practices in counter-terrorism negotiations at an OSCE-organized course that will conclude in Ashgabat tomorrow...
