OSI Forum: Human Rights and Civil Society in Uzbekistan
OSI-New York
November 3, 2008
Guest Speaker(s): Rachel Denber, Umida Niazova

The Open Society Institute presented a discussion on human rights and civil society in Uzbekistan with journalist and activist Umida Niazova.   more

OSI Forum: The Oil and the Glory—The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea
OSI-New York
November 12, 2007
Guest Speaker(s): Steve LeVine

The Revenue Watch Institute and the OSI Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Steve LeVine, author of a book on the latest geopolitical struggles over the oil-rich Caspian Sea.   more

OSI Forum: Central Asia's Energy Risks
OSI-New York
June 4, 2007

Charles Esser of the International Crisis Group examined the resources of three countries—Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—and the dangers of mishandling them.   more

OSI Forum: Turkmenistan—What Next?
OSI-New York
April 4, 2007

OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Michael Hall, Central Asia Project Director of the International Crisis Group.   more

OSI Forum: Law or Politics? Kyrgyzstan's Battle for a New Constitution
OSI-New York
February 9, 2007

The Open Society Institute's Central Eurasia Project presented a discussion with Shairbek Juraev, Research Director at the Institute for Public Policy, Bishkek.   more

OSI Forum: Prospects for Civil Society in Post-Niyazov Turkmenistan
OSI-Washington, DC
February 8, 2007

OSI's Turkmenistan Project sponsored a discussion with Farid Tuhbatullin, director of the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights.   more

OSI Forum: Update from Tashkent—Human Rights Watch's Work on Uzbekistan
OSI-New York
January 23, 2007
Guest Speaker(s): Andrea Berg, Rachel Denber

OSI's Central Eurasia Project sponsored a talk with two regional experts from Human Rights Watch: Andrea Berg, Uzbekistan researcher, and Rachel Denber, deputy director for Europe and Central Asia.   more

OSI Forum: Islamists of Central Asia and Xinjiang—Questions of Religious Freedom
OSI-New York
January 10, 2007

OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a discussion with Igor Rotar of Forum 18, a Norwegian human rights organization that seeks to establish religious freedom for all.   more

OSI Forum: Georgian and Abkhaz Perspectives on Policy Options for Peace in the Conflict over Abkhazia
OSI-New York
December 1, 2006
Guest Speaker(s): Arda Inal-Ipa, Inal Khashig, Tinatin Khidasheli, Temuri Yakobashvili

OSI's Central Eurasia Project presented a panel discussion on obstacles to progress in Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations.   more

OSI Forum: Hawks on the Rise—The Conflict Regions and Georgian Democracy
OSI - New York
August 23, 2006
Guest Speaker(s): Ana Dolidze

OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a briefing with Ana Dolidze, chairwoman of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association, one of Georgia's most dynamic NGOs.   more

OSI Forum: Whither the Georgian-Abkhaz Peace Process?
OSI - New York
May 26, 2006
Guest Speaker(s): Paata Zakareishvili, David Darchiashvili, Leonid Lakerbaya, Liana Kvarchelia, Rachel Clogg

In this forum presented by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, regional experts discussed the state of Georgian-Abkhaz relations.   more

OSI Forum: Turkmenistan at a Crossroads
OSI - New York
May 22, 2006

In this panel presented by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, leading advocates for reform in Turkmenistan shed light on the situation inside one of the most obscure but potentially volatile countries in Eurasia.   more

OSI Forum: Dimming Prospects for Democracy in Azerbaijan
New York City
May 1, 2006
Guest Speaker(s): Hajimurad Sadaddinov, Rena Nadjafzade

OSI's Central Eurasia Project cosponsored a briefing with two members of the Azerbaijan Foundation for Development of Democracy and Protection of Human Rights.   more

OSI Forum: Speaking Out for Freedom to Write
OSI - New York
April 18, 2006

OSI's Turkmenistan Project hosted a briefing with award-winning novelist and historian Rakhim Esenov, whose work has been banned by the Turkmen government.   more

OSI Forum: Islam in the Ferghana Valley
OSI - New York
April 10, 2006
Guest Speaker(s): David Abramson, Alisher Khamidov

This OSI-sponsored forum presented Kyrgyz journalist Alishir Khamidov and U.S. State Department analyst David Abramson discussing Islam and potential unrest in the Central Eurasian Ferghana Valley.   more