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What an Illegal Facebook Post about a Piece of Horse ‘Anatomy’ says about Environmental Degradation in Central Asia

Earlier this month, a British man in Kyrgyzstan was arrested after comparing a local delicacy, chuchuk or offal, to horse penis. Michael McFeat worked at Canadian-owned Kumtor gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan, where his Facebook comment sparked a strike by...

How the Story of a Jailed Kyrgyzstani Dissident Poses a Big Challenge for US Human Rights Policy

Kyrgyzstan used to be a reliable US ally in Central Asia. That ceased being the case earlier this month, when Kyrgyzstan terminated a longstanding cooperation agreement with the United States over the USA’s decision to grant a jailed Kyrgyzstani activist a...

What an Illegal Facebook Post about a Piece of Horse ‘Anatomy’ says about Environmental Degradation in Central Asia

How the Story of a Jailed Kyrgyzstani Dissident Poses a Big Challenge for US Human Rights Policy

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations