News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports conference on prevention of violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
Preventing violent extremism and radicalisation leading to terrorism (PERT) was the focus of the OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported conference held today in Skopje...
Lessons learned from OSCE’s ‘Parents against Terrorism’ training project discussed in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 28 October 2015
DUSHANBE, 28 October 2015 – A roundtable discussion on the lessons learned from the ‘Parents against Terrorism’ training project was convened today in Dushanbe by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, focusing on feedback from those involved in delivering the training since November 2014...
Role of civil society vital in preventing violent extremism, concludes workshop co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
JAHORINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 October 2015- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the Ministry of Security of BiH, held a two-day workshop in Jahorina, on engaging civil society in countering violent extremism which concluded today...
OSCE continues training Kazakhstan’s government officials to counter cybercrime
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar on countering cybercrime for representatives of the host country’s governmental institutions and law-enforcement agencies began on 19 October 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion in Uzbekistan on a methodology for assessing money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
TASHKENT, 15 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion introducing representatives of local law enforcement bodies to the methodology of a national assessment of money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks in Uzbekistan was held today in Tashkent...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz journalists on reporting on international terrorism and their role in countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015 – A two-day OSCE–supported pilot training course for journalists on the role of media in countering violent extremism that lead to terrorism) and effective reporting on international terrorism ended today in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, with participants having examined various methodologies and exploring how to enhance interactions between national security agencies and the media...
OSCE-supported conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina discusses countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 8 October 2015
SARAJEVO, 8 October 2015- Rising global concerns related to challenges in countering violent extremism and radicalization was the focus of an international conference that concluded today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...