News and press releases

BELGRADE, 31 August 2005-- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro strongly condemns the murder of the Head of the General Criminal Division of the Montenegrin police, Slavoljub Scekic, in Podgorica.

JALALABAD, 28 June 2005- Building trust between law enforcement bodies and the people in southern Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a meeting today in Jalalabad, organized by the OSCE Field Office in Osh. Preventing tensions of the type which arose after...

VIENNA, 16 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today welcomed pledges by four OSCE participating States to provide rapid support for the Organization's police assistance programme in Kyrgyzstan...

BELGRADE, 15 June 2005- Developing a crime scene investigation policy in Serbia and quality management systems were the focus of an OSCE-facilitated workshop in Belgrade, attended by 15 representatives of the Serbian Interior and Justice ministries...

PODGORICA, 10 June 2005- Public perception of the crime rate and the role of the police were the focus of three surveys presented today by the OSCE Office in Podgorica and the Montenegrin Interior Ministry. Two surveys examined the public perception...

BISHKEK, 6 June 2005- Raising awareness of police activities and developing a closer relationship with the public were the aims of a Police Open Day in Bishkek, organized on Saturday by the OSCE Police Assistance Programme...

OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 31 May 2005- Enhancing better understanding and co-operation between the local population and police in the field of public order is the aim of a forum that opened today in the Kyrgyz city of Osh...