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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes democratic policing in Central Asia
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
ALMATY, 13 November 2008- Assisting OSCE participating States in Central Asia to put the Organization's guidelines on democratic policing into practice is the focus of a roundtable discussion that opened in Almaty today...
OSCE Minsk Office helps discuss international standards for dealing with cybercrime
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Policing, Rule of law
MINSK, 12 November 2008- Dealing with cases of cybercrime in Belarus and international standards in the field are the focus of a conference, organized by the OSCE Office in Minsk today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports public discussion of amendments to improve investigation of police misconduct
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
SKOPJE, 11 November 2008- Legislative amendments to enhance the role of prosecutors in investigating crimes allegedly committed by law enforcement officials will be presented during a public debate which started in Skopje today...
OSCE organizes training on drug search, identification and detection in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Policing
ASHGABAD, 11 November 2008- A six-day, OSCE-sponsored training course for Turkmenistan officials on drug search, identification and detection ended in Artyk today...
Afghan police officers graduate from OSCE-organized counter-narcotics course
Publishing date: 10 November 2008
VIENNA, 10 December 2008- Twelve Afghan police officers graduated today from a drugs-fighting training course, organized by the OSCE with the International Drugs-fighting Training Centre in Domodedovo, outside Moscow...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro holds anti-corruption course for public officers
Publishing date: 10 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Policing, Rule of law
PODGORICA, 10 November 2008- Helping Montenegrin public officers better fight and report on crimes involving corruption is the purpose of a three-day OSCE training course that began today in the town of Milocer...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports discussion on community policing
Publishing date: 10 November 2008
BISHKEK, 10 November 2008- Police officers from across Kyrgyzstan met in Bishkek today for a roundtable discussion on implementing an OSCE-supported community policing programme and on ways to improve the scheme...