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Fighting organized and economic crime through asset recovery focus of OSCE training course in Montenegro
Publishing date: 27 March 2024
On 26 and 27 March, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre of Montenegro organized a two-day training course for judges and prosecutors in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Advanced crime analysis: OSCE supports Albanian State Police analysts
Publishing date: 8 March 2024
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Presence in Albania provided the Albanian State Police with additional crime analysis software licences and conducted an advanced training programme in Tirana, Albania, from 26 February to 8 March 2024. Building on the previous introductory training programme held in December 2023, this initiative was tailored for 40 junior analysts from the Intelligence and Criminal Archives Directorate of the Albanian State Police.
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).
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.
Criminal intelligence analysis: OSCE delivers training programme for Albanian State Police
Publishing date: 21 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
From 11 to 22 December 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Presence in Albania delivered in Tirana, Albania a training programme for 40 junior analysts from the Albanian State Police Intelligence and Criminal Archives Directorate.
OSCE provides technical equipment to the General Police Inspectorate of Moldova
Publishing date: 21 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
On 18 December 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) participated in an event to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Moldovan Police at the invitation of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the event, the police underscored the need for an
Role of women in organized crime in focus at OSCE workshop for law enforcement in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 18 and 19 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a regional workshop to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE assessment report on ‘Understanding the role of women in organized crime’ in the context of Central Asia. The workshop was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.