News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE opens Public Council office for police reforms in Tajikistan’s second-biggest city
Publishing date: 16 February 2016
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry on 13 February 2016 opened a Public Council office in Khujand, the second-biggest city in Tajikistan, with the aim of contributing to the implementation of police reforms in the country...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains former ‘Civil Protection’ members
Publishing date: 8 February 2016
VUSHTRRI/VUČITRN, 8 February 2016 – The OSCE Mission today started a basic training course for 378 former members of the ‘Civilian Protection’ from northern Kosovo on the institutional and legal framework in Kosovo, including community rights...
OSCE strengthens community policing in Kyrgyzstan through donation of vehicles to the Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 4 February 2016
BISHKEK, 4 February 2016- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek handed over 18 all-terrain vehicles today to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Interior as part of its police reform programme to build the capacity of the country’s authorities in the area of community policing...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan hands over kits for training of sniffer K-9 dogs
Publishing date: 1 February 2016
A special ceremony for a handover of the kits for training of sniffer (K-9) dogs, procured by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan within the framework of police reform, took place at the Canine Centre of Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry in Dushanbe on 26 January 2016...
Afghan border police officers complete OSCE border patrol leadership course in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 23 December 2015
DUSHANBE, 23 December 2015 – A total of nineteen Afghan border police officers graduated today from the OSCE-supported four-week patrolling and leadership course at Gissar Training Centre, Tajikistan., 23 December 2015 – A total of nineteen Afghan border police officers graduated today from the OSCE-supported four-week patrolling and leadership course at Gissar Training Centre, Tajikistan...
OSCE supports law enforcement trainers from Afghanistan in advancing their knowledge and skills in combatting illicit drugs
Publishing date: 21 December 2015
DOMODEDOVO, Russian Federation, 21 December 2015- Twelve Afghan law enforcement trainers completed an OSCE-organized train-of-trainers course at a Russian training facility near Moscow today, focusing on combatting illicit drug trafficking and drug-related crimes...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports study tour to Austria for officials from police-dog training centre
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
A five-day OSCE-supported study tour to Austria’s Federal Police Dog Training Centre in Bad Kreuzen by eight mid- and low-level officials from the K-9 police-dog training centre of Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry concluded on 18 December 2015...