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Community policing approach to countering violent extremism focus of OSCE-supported training course in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Countering terrorism
SARAJEVO, 15 May 2018 – A two-day training course for 20 police officers from Canton Sarajevo, titled Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Leads to Terrorism: A Community Policing Approach, concluded today in Sarajevo...
OSCE concludes second tabletop exercise on countering violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 March 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Countering terrorism
BIHAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 March 2018 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Counterterrorism Working Group, concluded a two-day tabletop exercise in Bihac today, focusing on practical views and ideas in addressing the challenges of violent extremism...
OSCE presents wining theatrical performances on countering violent ex-tremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 March 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Countering terrorism
Four student teams from Universities of Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology were on stage on 13 March 2018 in Sarajevo to perform the winning plays of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s drama contest on countering violent extremism...
Preventing and countering violent extremism in focus of multi-stakeholder meetings organized by OSCE throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Countering terrorism
SARAJEVO, 27 October 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing a series of multi stakeholder meetings on local level responses to preventing and countering violent extremism that will gather representatives of municipalities, civil society organizations, educational institutions, social welfare centres, mental health centres, police, religious communities and correctional facilities. Meetings will be held in Cazin on October 30-31, Bihac on October 31 – November 1, Brcko on November 6-7, Tuzla on November 13-14, and Zenica on December 7-8.
Detecting forged travel documents in focus at OSCE training course in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 2 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
SARAJEVO, 2 October 2017 – An advanced five-day training course on increasing operational awareness to detect forged documents and imposters for border police officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina started today in Sarajevo...
OSCE-supported course on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s policy on prevention of terrorism concludes in Brčko
Publishing date: 12 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
BRČKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 May 2017 – An OSCE-supported course on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s security policy, focusing on the prevention of terrorism and the role of local communities, concluded today in Brčko. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the Council of Ministers’ Inter-ministerial Working Group on Monitoring the Implementation of BiH Security Policy...
Young experts from Western Balkans discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 25 April 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Youth
SARAJEVO, 25 April 2017 – A group of 12 young people from the Western Balkans region participated in a two-day workshop and discussed their role in prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, which concluded today in Sarajevo...