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OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe facilitates discussion on Tajikistan’s National Strategy on preventing violent extremism
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism, Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in co-operation with the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan facilitated a one-day roundtable discussion on the country’s National Strategy and Action Plan (NAP) for 2016-2020 on the prevention of violent extremism on 14 September 2017. The event brought together sixty participants from line ministries, the judiciary, key international partners and local think tanks as well as a representative from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Anti-Terrorism Unit....
Head of OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe meets Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 7 July 2017 – Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, met Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich in Dushanbe today. She gave an update on the transition of the “OSCE Office in Tajikistan” into the “OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe”, which came into effect on 1 July 2017, as mandated by the OSCE Permanent Council Decision 1251...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds workshop on role of youth in the prevention of terrorism
Publishing date: 19 May 2017
A three-day interactive workshop on the role of youth in positive messaging against Violent Extremism and Radicalisation Leading to Terrorism (VERLT) concluded on 19 May 2017 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes train-the-trainer course on role of parents in preventing violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism
Publishing date: 12 April 2017
DUSHANBE, 12 April 2017 – A two-day train-the-trainer course focused on the role of parents in the prevention of terrorism, organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, concluded today in Dushanbe...
Best practices in conducting border checks discussed at regional workshop organized by OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
A five-day workshop for 16 border and customs officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan on best practices in conducting border checks concluded on 18 November 2016 at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE course in Tajikistan highlights role of religious dialogue in preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 10 August 2016
A three-day training course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on the importance of religious dialogue and the role of religious leaders in efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT), promoting peace and building trust between various parties, commenced on 9 August 2016 in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan’s training series highlights role of parents in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 26 July 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 26 July 2016 – The Parents Against Terrorism training series, organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, started yesterday in Kulyab in the country’s Khatlon region with the aim of enhancing the knowledge and understanding of the local population about Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to Terrorism (VERLT) in order to build the community’s resilience to this phenomenon...