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OSCE Programme Office concludes canine training course on explosives detection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
An OSCE-supported Canine Explosive Search Training Programme co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan concluded on 24 May 2017 in Astana...
OSCE trains border guards on travel document security and identification in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
A five-day OSCE-supported training seminar for 30 border guards on the detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques concluded in Astana on 19 May 2017...
Young experts from Central Asia discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 12 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Youth
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 12 May 2017 – A group of 15 young experts from the wider Central Asia region convened today in Almaty, Kazakhstan for a two-day workshop to discuss their role in the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT)...
OSCE co-hosts international roundtable discussion on countering terrorism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 January 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism
ASTANA, 31 January 2017 – Factors leading to violent extremism, radicalization and terrorism and ways to effectively address the threat in different countries were the focus of a two-day international roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Centre for Military Strategic Research under the Ministry of Defence and the Prosecutor General’s Office, which began today in Astana...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on new anti-terrorist legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism
ASTANA, 17 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion in Astana, Kazakhstan today on proposed changes to national legislation on countering extremism and terrorism brought together some 40 parliamentarians, high-level representatives of the National Security Committee, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Supreme Court, Ministries of the Interior, Justice, Education and Science, international and national experts, and academics...
OSCE Programme Office supports international roundtable discussion in Kazakhstan on countering terrorism
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism
ASTANA, 22 September 2016 – Current trends in international terrorism and ways to prevent young people from engaging in violent extremism and radicalization were among the topics of an OSCE-supported international roundtable discussion, which took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports seminar on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing
Publishing date: 7 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Countering terrorism