News and press releases

Effective criminal justice responses to terrorism, based on the rule of law, were the focus of a two-day seminar organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice on 6-7 October 2015 in Sofia...

An OSCE-supported training seminar on countering transnational organized crime and trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors began on 5 October 2015 in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan...

BISHKEK, 29 September 2015 – The Kyrgyz State Committee of National Security, in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Development Fund for spiritual culture "Yyman" held a one-day training course for media representatives on their role in reporting on countering violent extremism and international terrorism...

NEW YORK CITY, 29 September 2015 “Regional and sub-regional organizations have a key role to play in global efforts to counter violent extremism”, says OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier...

NEW YORK CITY, 28 September 2015 A good practices document on women and countering violent extremism prepared by the OSCE was adopted on 27 September today by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) as non-binding guidance to assist governments in mainstreaming gender into policies and measures to counter violent extremism (CVE).

The sixth regular co-ordination meeting of Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies was held on 25 September 2015 at the premises of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, with participants focusing on elements of organized crime that merge with violent extremism...

An OSCE-supported research workshop on countering violent extremism in Central Asia concluded on 3 September 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two-day event was co-organized by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague and the Centre for Security Programs in Astana with funding from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme and support from the OSCE Programme Office in Astana...