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Georgian officials receive training on investigating crypto-related crimes
Publishing date: 13 March 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
In a bid to enhance Georgian law enforcement’s capacity to tackle crypto-related crimes, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), brought together 25 representatives from various law enforcement agencies for a specialized training session on crypto-asset investigations from 11 to 13 March.
OSCE gathers youth, local authorities in Albania to encourage engagement for better air quality and health
Publishing date: 12 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Environmental activities, Youth
About 70 members of Youth Councils and local authorities from the municipalities of Elbasan, Shkodra and Roskovec actively engaged in a comprehensive training seminar on improving air quality in their communities. The main objective of the workshops that took place from 5 to 12 March 2024 was to
OSCE side event on “Advancing Gender Equality in Organized Crime Prevention and Exit Strategies” on the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women
Publishing date: 12 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department
On 11 March 2024, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department co-organized a side event with the OSCE Chairpersonship of Malta on "Empowering Women for Justice: Advancing Gender Equality in Organized Crime Prevention and Exit Strategies," on the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women. The event was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Malta and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Albania, Canada, Italy, Sweden and the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Nations.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemns further crackdown on media freedom in Russia
Publishing date: 8 March 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 8 March 2024 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, has condemned the imprisonment of Roman Ivanov, a journalist with RusNews, an online media outlet, and expressed concern regarding other setbacks related to freedom of expression and media freedom in the Russian Federation.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges co-operation on national minority issues in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 8 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 4 to 6 March 2024 to attend the Regional Conference on Co-operation on matters related to National Minorities in Sarajevo. The Conference gathered representatives of national minorities and
Targeting of dissent in the Russian Federation is alarming and fundamentally undermines human rights and democracy, human rights office ODIHR says
Publishing date: 8 March 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
WARSAW, 8 March 2024 – Targeted campaigns of arrest and prosecution as well as imprisonment of many of those who express dissent continues to intensify, raising fears for the safety of those imprisoned and growing concerns for the democratic future of the Russian Federation, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today.
Consistent use of criminal intelligence in criminal proceedings, in focus of the OSCE Mission workshop in Trebinje
Publishing date: 8 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The OSCE Mission to BiH organized a two-day workshop gathering more than 40 representatives from prosecutor’s offices, law enforcement agencies as well as institutions across the country in Trebinje, titled "Instituting and Facilitating Regular Inter-Agency Meetings and Briefings Between Agencies and Prosecution," concluding today.