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Afghanistan's Upcoming Presidential Election: Free and Fair?
New York City
June 29, 2009
Guest Speaker(s): Jahid Mohseni, Craig Jenness, Nader Nadery

At this panel cohosted by the Open Society Institute and Asia Society, Afghan and international experts discuss human rights, media, and political perspectives on the 2009 elections.

OSI Forum: Kyrgyzstan—Contradictory Changes?
OSI-New York
May 6, 2009
Guest Speaker(s): Kumar Bekbolotov, Ulan Ryskeldiev

This panel looked at Kyrgyzstan's social and political landscape, which appears to be heating up in a series of high-profile developments that many observers relate to the upcoming presidential elections.

OSI Forum: Labor Migration in the Post-Soviet Space After the Economic Crisis
OSI-New York
April 22, 2009
Guest Speaker(s): Michael Hall, Rachel Denber, Richard Ericson

This panel discussion looked at the severe impact of the global economic crisis on the lives of labor migrants in Russia and Tajikistan.

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.

OSI Forum: We Are Not Free—The Future of the Media in Pakistan
OSI-New York
December 5, 2007

The OSI Middle East & North Africa Initiative held a documentary film screening and panel discussion on press freedom and the current crisis in Pakistan.

OSI Forum: Pakistan—Human Rights, Military Rule, and the State of Emergency
OSI -New York
November 14, 2007

OSI convened a panel of human rights experts and activists to discuss the recent upheaval in Pakistan.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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