News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported course on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s policy on prevention of terrorism concludes in Brčko
Publishing date: 12 May 2017
BRČKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 May 2017 – An OSCE-supported course on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s security policy, focusing on the prevention of terrorism and the role of local communities, concluded today in Brčko. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the Council of Ministers’ Inter-ministerial Working Group on Monitoring the Implementation of BiH Security Policy...
OSCE organizes national table-top simulation in Albania on protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist cyber-attacks
Publishing date: 26 April 2017
Strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks aimed at industrial control systems is the focus of a table-top simulation in Tirana on 26 and 27 April 2017 organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
Human rights-based approach key to effectively countering phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters, experts underline at ODIHR meeting
Publishing date: 26 April 2017
The human rights-compliant implementation of legislation and policies to counter the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon were the focus of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 25 to 26 April in Warsaw. The event brought together
Young experts from Western Balkans discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 25 April 2017
SARAJEVO, 25 April 2017 – A group of 12 young people from the Western Balkans region participated in a two-day workshop and discussed their role in prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, which concluded today in Sarajevo...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes train-the-trainer course on role of parents in preventing violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism
Publishing date: 12 April 2017
DUSHANBE, 12 April 2017 – A two-day train-the-trainer course focused on the role of parents in the prevention of terrorism, organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, concluded today in Dushanbe...
Condemning Stockholm attack, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General say indiscriminate acts of violence can never be justified
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
VIENNA, 7 April 2017 – Indiscriminate acts of violence can and will never be justified or tolerated, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today as they condemned the terrorist attack in Stockholm, offered their condolences to the families of victims and wished the injured a quick recovery...
OSCE PA President Muttonen issues statement of condemnation and condolences for Stockholm attack
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
COPENHAGEN, 7 April 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) responded to an apparent terrorist attack in Stockholm today with a statement of condemnation and condolences, expressing solidarity on behalf of the OSCE PA with the victims and the people of Sweden...