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OSCE strengthens Kyrgyzstan’s national capacities to prevent and counter use of Internet for terrorist purposes
Publishing date: 26 August 2019
A three-day national table-top exercise (TTX) on preventing and countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes, for some 30 Kyrgyz representatives from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, including representatives of government, law enforcement, civil society, media, academia and the private sector, began on 25 August 2019 in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE supports seminar for young community leaders in Kyrgyzstan on preventing VERLT
Publishing date: 18 June 2019
Some 30 young community activists from all seven provinces of Kyrgyzstan participated in an intensive three-day training workshop on the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT). The event concluded on 18 June 2019 in Issyk-Kul, northern Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE trains customs officers in Kyrgyzstan on illicit drug trafficking, cybercrime and legalization of criminal proceeds
Publishing date: 17 June 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a five-day training seminar for 20 customs officers from all regions of Kyrgyzstan introducing them to effective ways of tracking illicit drug trafficking, cybercrime, and legalization of criminal proceeds. The event was held at the Regional Training Centre of the World Customs Organization in Kyrgyzstan and concluded on 14 June 2019 in Bishkek.
OSCE works to prevent violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary establishments
Publishing date: 19 April 2019
A capacity-building training course for staff of the Probation body and Settlement colonies was organized in Osh, Kyrgyzstan by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek from 15 to 19 April 2019 on how to support the rehabilitation of persons convicted of crimes related to violent extremism and terrorism...
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains Kyrgyz border officers in Bishkek to enhance their capacities to identify foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 4 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
The OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on the identification of foreign terrorist fighters at the borders for 27 first- and second-line border officers and instructors of Kyrgyzstan’s border institutions from 2 to 4 April 2019 in Bishkek...
OSCE supports preventing radicalization and spread of extremist ideology through training of employees of security sector in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 March 2019
Representatives of the security sector of Kyrgyzstan concluded a five-day training course on “Violent Extremism and Radicalization leading to Terrorism as a Threat to National Security” on 22 March 2019, in Bishkek...
OSCE helps Kyrgyzstan to develop legal framework for Advance Passenger Information (API) system
Publishing date: 7 December 2018