News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing now available in French and Spanish
Publishing date: 25 June 2020
The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP), developed by the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, is now available in French and Spanish...
OSCE seminar discusses gender- and age-sensitive criminal justice responses to terrorism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 June 2020
Strengthening rule of law compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism was the aim of an online seminar that concluded on 25 June 2020. Practitioners from relevant government agencies attended this event in Ashgabat, while international experts joined in online from their respective duty stations.
First online workshop on intelligence-led policing held in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 23 June 2020
A first ever online training workshop on intelligence-led policing (ILP), a modern proactive model for policing and law enforcement management, was held on 23 June 2020, for some 20 senior representatives of Turkmen law enforcement agencies...
OSCE organizes webinar on anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 June 2020
A two-day online training on anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing (AML/CFT) concluded in Nur-Sultan on 23 June 2020. Some 50 government officials from law-enforcement agencies and the financial sector participated in the event.
OSCE PA webinar explores challenges faced by minorities and vulnerable populations during COVID-19 pandemic
Publishing date: 23 June 2020
COPENHAGEN, 22 June 2020 – Noting that racism and discrimination against ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities have been on the rise during the COVID-19 crisis, participants at an OSCE Parliamentary Assembly webinar said today that public officials have a duty to speak out against intolerance and to work in favour of social cohesion. The pandemic and related measures, if not carefully managed, have the potential to fuel discrimination, threaten stability and undermine security, they emphasized...
OSCE Head of Mission Kavalec on reforms with Brcko District BiH officials
Publishing date: 22 June 2020
Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), had online meetings with Brcko District BiH Mayor, Sinisa Milic and Assembly Speaker, Esed Kadric on 22 June 2020...
Serbian parliamentary elections well run, but ruling party dominance and lack of media diversity limited voters’ choice, international observers say
Publishing date: 22 June 2020
BELGRADE, 22 June 2020 – While contestants in Serbia’s parliamentary elections were able to campaign and fundamental freedoms were respected, voter choice was limited by the governing party’s overwhelming advantage and the promotion of government policies by most major media outlets, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement of their preliminary findings and conclusions today...