News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains border staff in Kazakhstan on anti-crime and terrorism strategies
Publishing date: 19 June 2013
Some 20 border and customs officials from Kazakhstan were trained in best practices to combat organized crime and terrorism during a three-day seminar that began on 19 June 2013 in Aktau, Mangystau Region...
Preventing terrorist use of explosives and chemicals discussed at OSCE meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on 5 June 2013 a roundtable meeting in Sarajevo on the implementation of preventive aspects of the International Terrorist Bombings Convention...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan’s officials in fighting terrorism
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
BISHKEK, 31 May 2013- Developing the analytical skills of anti-terrorism personnel in Kyrgyzstan was the purpose of a one-week training course from that concluded today in Bishkek...
Stop radicalization and violent extremism to prevent terrorism, OSCE Secretary General says at security conference
Publishing date: 28 May 2013
Recent terrorist attacks in the OSCE region show that terrorism and conditions that contribute to the spread of terrorism are likely to remain a key challenge for participating States, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said at an international security conference in Budapest on 29 May 2013...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains police officers on collecting intelligence data on terrorism
Publishing date: 27 May 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the Interior Ministry holds a specialized training course for police officers in Skopje from 27 to 31 May 2013 on collecting operational intelligence data on terrorism...
OSCE-supported workshop in Armenia focuses on use of biometric passports to curb the movement of terrorists
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
YEREVAN, 22 May 2013 – Participants at a workshop in Yerevan today discussed ways to prevent terrorists and other criminals from crossing borders with forged travel documents...
OSCE Chairperson condemns attacks in Turkey
Publishing date: 12 May 2013
KYIV, 12 May 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara condemned the deadly attacks in Turkey on 11 May...