News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chair condemns terrorist attack against U.S. Embassy in Ankara
Publishing date: 1 February 2013
KYIV, 1 February 2013 –The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara strongly condemned today’s terrorist attack against the U.S. Embassy in Ankara...
OSCE holds discussion in Tajikistan on rehabilitation of prisoners charged with violent extremism and terrorism-related offenses
Publishing date: 16 January 2013
DUSHANBE, 16 January 2013 –A roundtable meeting on disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners for violent extremism and terrorism-related offenses concluded today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan officials in hostage negotiation
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
A two-week training course on hostage negotiation for the personnel of Kyrgyzstan’s relevant state agencies ended in Bishkek on 21 December 2012. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Antiterrorism Centre of the State Committee on National Security...
OSCE facilitates discussion on preventing terrorist radicalization in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 29 November 2012
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 29 November 2012- An OSCE seminar on countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism concluded today in Osh in the south of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion on countering terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
ASTANA, 22 November 2012 – An OSCE-supported one-day international conference on countering terrorism, which brought together some 50 parliamentarians, international and national experts, academics, and representatives of law enforcement agencies, was held at premises of Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan in Astana today...
Securing passports focus of OSCE workshop in Albania
Publishing date: 19 November 2012
TIRANA, 20 November 2012- A two-day workshop on participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory, a passport verification mechanism, started today in Tirana...
Strong rule of law best way to prevent terrorism, say participants at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 12 November 2012
VIENNA, 12 November 2012 – Strengthening institutions that uphold the rule of law as a way to effectively prevent terrorism and radicalization that leads to terrorism is the focus of an OSCE conference that started in Vienna today...