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INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.

This is where you will find the latest news and multimedia from INTERPOL. Read our media releases, news stories and speeches; see the Organization in action through videos and photo galleries; and download our fact sheets, brochures and annual reports.

At INTERPOL today, we have a strong network of 190 member countries, each represented by a National Central Bureau and committed on a daily basis to international police co-operation.

Our global police communications channels and internationally recognized alert systems allow police around the world to share data instantly and securely. A 24-hour contact point and specialized teams provide targeted support to serious crime or disaster incidents.

01 February 2012

INTERPOL issues global alert for missing Swiss mother and child

LYON, France – INTERPOL has issued an international Yellow Notice, or missing persons alert for 35-year-old Mizué Bachelard and her seven-year-old daughter Hanaé from Chexbres near Lausanne, Switzerland who have not been seen since the evening of Thursday 26 January.Mrs Bachelard and her daughter stopped to fill their car, a blue Nissan Micra registration...

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INTERPOL issues global alert for missing Swiss mother and child

INTERPOL Group of Experts on Corruption recognized for its valuable contribution

INTERPOL appoints Executive Director for new global complex

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02 February 2012

INTERPOL workshop in Riyadh looks to boost regional efforts against human trafficking

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ‒ International police cooperation as well as best practices on identifying victims of human trafficking and related investigation techniques were the focus of INTERPOL’s Training Workshop Against Trafficking in Human Beings held in Riyadh.Co-organized with the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences which hosted the event, the fiv...

23 January 2012

Theft of Picasso and other paintings from National Art Gallery in Athens

In the early hours of Monday 9 January, three paintings including a Picasso were stolen from the National Art Gallery in Athens, Greece.Description of paintings “Woman’s Head”, by Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas,51.5 x 38.2 cm, inscription on the back “Pour le Peuple Grec, hommage de Picasso, Paris mai 1946”, dated 14.10.39 (photograph 1) “The Windmill”,...

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31 October 2011 - 03 November 2011 | Hanoi, Vietnam

80th INTERPOL General Assembly

The General Assembly is composed of delegates appointed by the governments of member countries. As INTERPOL's supreme governing body, it meets once a year and takes all the major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international cooperation, working methods, finances and programmes of activities. It also elects the Organization's...

Key initiatives

INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation

This cutting-edge facility, due to open in Singapore in 2014, will equip the world’s police with the tools and knowledge necessary to better tackle the crime threats of the 21st century.

INTERPOL Travel Documents

Authorized personnel on official INTERPOL business will be able to bypass lengthy visa requirements, speeding up the Organization's response to urgent requests for assistance.

Cybercrime listening process

We are running a consultation process with law enforcement, industry and academia in order to find innovative ways to deal with the complex issues surrounding cybercrime and digital security.

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