News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism focus of OSCE –organized lecture course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
From 4 to 7 October 2022, the OSCE-Centre in Ashgabat organized a lecture course on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) aspects within the Economy, Finance and Credit, Jurisprudence and International relations disciplines. The four-day event was held in a hybrid
North Macedonia enhances inter-agency co-operation and develops new approaches to disrupt the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 6 October 2022
On 6 October, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, organized a train-the-trainer course aimed at improving the skills of officials from North Macedonia to disrupt terrorist groups through the application of financial tools.
OSCE organizes training courses to raise awareness of the threat of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 October 2022
The second in a series of three-day training courses on raising awareness on the threat of Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT) concluded on 5 October 2022 in Ashgabat. The aim of the events is to introduce the basic concepts of VERLT and to raise awareness of
Urgent action needed to protect civic space against misuse of counter-terrorism, ODIHR event underlines
Publishing date: 5 October 2022
The misuse of counter-terrorism measures against dissenting voices has reached alarming levels in the OSCE region, participants concluded at an event on counter-terrorism and shrinking civic space organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4 October 2022.
OSCE, UNODC train Tajik government experts to counter terrorist networks by imposing financial sanctions
Publishing date: 4 October 2022
A three-day course for Tajik governmental experts on designating and imposing targeted financial sanctions pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 against individuals and entities associated with terrorist groups concluded on 29 September 2022 in Dushanbe.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro brings young athletes to discuss their engagement in combating violent radicalization
Publishing date: 29 September 2022
For the fourth year in a row, youth engagement in combating violent extremism and radicalization was the focus of a two-day workshop the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Ministry for Sports and Youth organized jointly on 27 and 28 September in Podgorica.
OSCE Mission publishes report on handling of terrorism cases by Kosovo courts
Publishing date: 19 September 2022
Prishtinë/Priština, 19 September 2022 – The prosecution of terrorism offences has proved challenging around the world, and Kosovo is no exception. Nonetheless, judicial institutions have to make sure they adjudicate these cases fairly, effectively and in full respect of human rights standards, concludes the latest thematic report published by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today.