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OSCE Presence in Albania organizes reginal meeting of police canine units, introduces training manual
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
On 28 and 29 February 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized the second regional expert meeting on advancing the regulatory framework of police canine units. This event, held for the second year in a row in Albania, brought together representatives of police canine units from Tirana,
Gender-sensitive and victim-centred approaches to media reporting on gender-based violence at the heart of OSCE round tables in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 27 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Between December 2023 and February 2024, the OSCE organized five national round tables in South-Eastern Europe bringing together media, law enforcement government and civil society representatives to discuss how to foster gender-sensitive and victim-centred approaches to media reporting on gender-based violence (GBV).
On the Search for Weapons: Introducing the First Woman Police Dog Handler
Publishing date: 22 February 2024
Alongside her eager K9 partner, the 5-month-old Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) named Ada, Kristina Shikova will be out in the field on detection duties by this summer. Kristina is training to become a police dog handler, making her the first woman in North Macedonia to hold this role. While Ada knows
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry in expanding the network of mobile police receptions
Publishing date: 7 February 2024
Ten minibuses equipped to act as mobile police reception units were donated on 7 February 2024 to Tajikistan's Ministry of Interior by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe under the project on Mobile Police Stations, part of the OSCE’s police reform programme for the country.
OSCE participates in discussions with Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry to improve operations of the Mobile Police Reception network
Publishing date: 7 February 2024
In a meeting on 7 February 2024, Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Interior, Major General Nasimzoda Akbar Ghiyos met with the Officer-in-Charge of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Jukka Tuononen.
Montenegrin Forensic Centre Ballistic Laboratory receives international accreditation
Publishing date: 5 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Ballistic Laboratory of the Forensic Centre has been officially accredited in line with international standards – ISO 17025, enhancing the credibility and reliability of forensic analysis.
Organized crime and the role of women in criminal networks in focus at OSCE lecture
Publishing date: 31 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
From 29 to 31 January 2024, 25 graduate students from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia participated in a training programme dedicated to organized crime and the often-overlooked role of women in criminal networks. This event was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and OSCE Transnational Threats Department.