News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE workshop on International Co-operation in Criminal Matters between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan opens in Bishkek today
Publishing date: 17 November 2014
BISHKEK, 17 November 2014 – A two-day workshop on international co-operation in criminal matters between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan law enforcement agencies and Prosecutorial and Central Authorities started today in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports workshop on readmission of persons
Publishing date: 13 November 2014
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 13 November 2014- An OSCE-supported capacity-building seminar aimed to enhance professional knowledge and skills of law-enforcement officers on readmission issues, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, Interior Ministry and International Organization of Migration, began today in Astana...
OSCE regional training course in Kyrgyzstan focuses on combating cybercrime through computer forensics and network investigation
Publishing date: 10 November 2014
BISHKEK, 10 November 2014 – A five-day regional training course on combating cybercrime in Central Asia through computer forensics and investigating networks started today in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre conducts regional seminar on countering drug trafficking
Publishing date: 3 November 2014
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 3 November 2014 – A four-day regional seminar for law enforcement officers on the detection of trafficking routes for illegal drugs and their precursors, including methods for detecting relevant contraband, began today in Karaganda...
OSCE Centre concludes training course in Kazakhstan on using dogs to detect explosives
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 31 October 2014- A three-week advanced training course on the use of detection dogs co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Canine Centre of the Customs Control Committee of Kazakhstan and the US Embassy in Astana concluded today in Almaty...
OSCE-supported national expert workshop addressing terrorist use of Internet, cybercrimes and other cyber threats completed in Mongolia
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
ULAANBAATAR, 30 October 2014 – A two-day OSCE-supported national expert workshop addressing terrorist use of the Internet, cybercrime and other cyber threats ended today in Ulaanbaatar. The expert workshop was co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, and the Mongolian Law Enforcement University...
Promoting partnerships between law enforcement agencies, governments and private sector to combat illicit drugs in focus at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 27 October 2014
VIENNA, 27 October 2014 – Representatives of law enforcement agencies, government authorities and the private sector, such as the chemical industry or the transportation industry, working to control precursors and synthetic drugs are meeting in Vienna today to explore how to enhance collaboration between law enforcement and non-law enforcement actors to combat the threat of illicit drugs effectively...