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OSCE Mission publishes report on handling of terrorism cases by Kosovo courts
Publishing date: 19 September 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
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.
Upcoming Conference on International and Regional Border Security and Management Co-operation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists to be held in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 15 September 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
The International High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” will take place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 18-19 October 2022. This two-day conference is co-organized by the Government of
OSCE course promotes open source intelligence in criminal investigations in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 13 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
An OSCE-organized training course on open source intelligence in criminal investigations took place in Ashgabat from 13 to 16 September 2022. The aim of the course was to share experiences in combating drug trafficking using modern open source tools, including social media and other internet
OSCE Co-ordinator of Transnational Threats stresses the importance of a victim-centered and human rights-compliant approach to counter terrorism
Publishing date: 12 September 2022
From 6 to 9 September, Ambassador Alena Kupchyna, the OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats (TNTD), and Fejzo Numanaj, the Acting Head of the TNTD Action against Terrorism Unit, participated in the United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism in New York.
New OSCE policy brief sheds light on linkages between violent misogynistic and violent extremist attitudes
Publishing date: 9 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Gender equality
The prevalence of violent misogynistic attitudes across the ideological spectrum of violent extremism, and the risks related to overlooking this issue in policymaking, is the focus of a new OSCE policy brief published today in Vienna.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs discuss co-operation
Publishing date: 15 August 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities, Human rights, Good governance, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Policing, Water management, Youth, Rule of law
Acting Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Tea Jaliashvili met the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Huseynzoda on 12 August 2022 to discuss areas of co-operation.
OSCE promotes enhanced co-operation on border security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
On June 27-29, a three-day regional meeting of 35 senior representatives of the border services from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Issyk-Kul province.