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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General condemn terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, offer condolences
Publishing date: 7 January 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
BELGRADE / VIENNA, 7 January 2015- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier expressed their outrage today at the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, condemning the massacre as an attack on the freedom of expression...
Regional conference in Vilnius promotes legal co-operation among central and east European countries in combatting terrorism
Publishing date: 25 November 2014
VILNIUS, 25 November 2014 – Promoting international legal co-operation between countries of central and eastern Europe in combatting terrorism is the focus of a two-day regional conference which opened today in Vilnius...
Confidence building measures to enhance cybersecurity in focus at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 7 November 2014 – Cyber-security experts and representatives of the private sector, think-tanks and academia are meeting in Vienna today to discuss the implementation so far of a ground-breaking set of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) agreed by OSCE participating States last year on reducing the risk of conflict stemming from the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), while exploring how the development of additional CBMs could be boosted.
OSCE-supported national expert workshop addressing terrorist use of Internet, cybercrimes and other cyber threats completed in Mongolia
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
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...
Mutual trust, dialogue needed to prevent terrorist abuse of non-profit organizations, say participants of workshop in Bratislava
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
BRATISLAVA, 28 October 2014- Government authorities and non-profit organizations need to engage in regular dialogue on the basis of mutual trust to ensure non-profit organizations are not abused by terrorists or operate as fronts for the financing of terrorism, said participants of a three-day regional workshop which opened today in the Slovak capital...
Cyprus workshop explores best practices in strengthening rule of law – compliant criminal justice responses to combating terrorism
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
Effective rule of law-based responses, as outlined in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector, were the focus of a two-day national training event organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in Nicosia on 22 and 23 October 2014 for representatives of agencies in Cyprus that deal with counter-terrorism...
Gender-sensitive and human rights-compliant approach needed to make counter-terrorism measures effective, say participants of Vienna workshop
Publishing date: 21 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Gender equality
VIENNA, 21 October 2014- Counter-terrorism measures can only become sustainable and effective through a gender-sensitive and human rights compliant approach, said participants at the start of a two-day workshop for senior government experts, organized by the OSCE and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)...