Press releases and media advisories http://www.osce.org/press-releases?source=All&&date[value]=&date[min]=&date[max]= en OSCE Personal Representative urges participating States to take hate crimes against Muslims seriously http://www.osce.org/cio/88342 ASTANA, 22 February 2012 - In view of the Oslo massacre last summer and the spate of neo-Nazi serial killings in Germany, the OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims Ambassador Adil Akhmetov expressed concerns over the feeling of insecurity among Muslim communities across the OSCE region... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:27:00 +0100 88342 at http://www.osce.org OSCE report calls for more adequate and effective criminal sanctions for domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.osce.org/bih/88310 SARAJEVO, 22 February 2012 – Criminal sanctions for domestic violence should reflect the gravity of the offence, to ensure their effectiveness as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent and combat domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, concludes a report presented by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0100 88310 at http://www.osce.org OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for co-operation in 2013 http://www.osce.org/tajikistan/88308 DUSHANBE, 22 February 2012 – High-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik government, as well as representatives of civil society met today in Dushanbe at an annual forum to identify priorities for national and regional co-operation in 2013... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0100 88308 at http://www.osce.org OSCE facilitates discussion on prevention of torture in Kyrgyzstan http://www.osce.org/bishkek/88305 BISHKEK, 22 February 2012 – The implementation of the Istanbul Protocol standards for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill treatment in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia, the Soros Foundation and the US-based NGO Physicians for Human Rights... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:41:00 +0100 88305 at http://www.osce.org OSCE Centre in Astana trains judges on anti-trafficking http://www.osce.org/astana/88298 ASTANA, 22 February 2012 –An OSCE-supported training seminar for judges on improving judicial practice in criminal human trafficking cases started today in Astana... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0100 88298 at http://www.osce.org OSCE Mission to Moldova encourages joint events to commemorate 20th anniversary of Transdniestrian conflict http://www.osce.org/moldova/88292 CHIŞINĂU, 22 February 2012 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Jan Plešinger called today on the authorities on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru river to conduct joint memorial events on 2 March 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Transdniestrian conflict... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:47:00 +0100 88292 at http://www.osce.org 20th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti http://www.osce.org/cio/88283 ERGNETI, 21 February 2012 - The 20th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti today. The event was co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0100 88283 at http://www.osce.org Violent attacks against journalists in Armenia decreased but financial pressure on media outlets up, finds OSCE Office-supported report http://www.osce.org/yerevan/88257 YEREVAN, 20 February 2012 – A report on freedom of the press and speech in Armenia during 2010 and 2011 supported by the OSCE Office was presented in Yerevan today... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:42:00 +0100 88257 at http://www.osce.org OSCE Office supports discussion on domestic violence legislation in Armenia http://www.osce.org/yerevan/88241 YEREVAN, 17 February 2012 – A new draft law on domestic violence was the focus of a discussion held today with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0100 88241 at http://www.osce.org Attacks against Turkish-language newspaper in Cologne, Paris threaten free reporting, says OSCE media freedom representative http://www.osce.org/fom/88234 PARIS, 17 February 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned attacks on the Paris and Cologne offices of the Turkish-language daily newspaper Zaman and called for a thorough investigation... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:57:00 +0100 88234 at http://www.osce.org