Steve Swerdlow
@steveswerdlow
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Human rights lawyer, Associate Professor of the Practice of Human Rights, Dept. of Pol. Science & Int'l Relations @USC Former @hrw. Central Asia, Eurasia.
Los Angeles; Kyrgyzstan
Joined February 2012
(Part 2)-Lasting peace along #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan border will require both sides to recognize legitimate interests & #humanrights of one another-@undp @osce shd be exercising whatever leverage they have to mediate a durable peace that includes some degree of shared sovereignty
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@maria_drutska @Billbrowder @TimesRadio @4freerussia_org @GMJCampaign My long (and deeply) held view is that no normal future in Russia will be possible without a full reflection on — and full accountability for — past crimes. This never happened after the fall of the Soviet regime — but will need to happen after Putin. I wrote about this e.g. here
washingtonpost.com
A new tribunal targets the act that made all subsequent Russian war crimes in Ukraine possible.
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Armenia must meet a number of conditions before its citizens can enjoy visa-free travel, and progress is rarely fast. So what is Armenia expected to do on its EU visa-free journey? 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/2wdQptfZqK
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Join us tomorrow to discuss Backlash @DCRES_Harvard
https://t.co/OeqoFNfgFE
daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu
In their new book Backlash: China's Struggle for Influence in Central Asia, Edward Lemon and Bradley Jardine show that China’s power projection is far from a one-way street—it is negotiated, resist...
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The latest Spotlight on Central Asia podcast.
NEW EPISODE >> RAILWAYS, RUMOURS AND A RED-CARPET C5+1 Covering the C5+1’s deals, a Turkmen power-broker arrested in Moscow, military retreats, elections and much more. With special guests: - Brianne Todd (@ACEurasia) - Assel Tutumlu (@AsselTutumlu) https://t.co/evNeiMBEhs
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A pleasure to talk to @Peter__Leonard about my newly-published book Silk Mirage at the brilliant @cliftonlitfest
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Angelina Jolie highlights the horrors of Russia’s ‘human safari’ in Ukraine
atlanticcouncil.org
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie paid a surprise visit to Ukraine in early November to help raise international awareness about Russia's 'human safari' campaign of drone killings targeting Ukrainian...
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“Once reference models of American SMRs become available, UzAtom specialists will conduct a detailed analysis and evaluate their potential application in Uzbekistan.”
gazeta.uz
Uzbekistan is ready to explore American small nuclear reactor technologies that are “at the forefront of global nuclear energy,” head of UzAtom Azim Ahmedhajayev told Gazeta. According to him, the...
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Страны Центральной Азии запускают единый бренд Made in Central Asia
rus.azattyq.org
Страны Центральной Азии договорились расширить экономическое сотрудничество: увеличить взаимную торговлю до 20 миллиардов долларов США и запустить единый региональный бренд Made in Central Asia. Эти...
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Teachers in Turkmenistan face challenges like low salaries, stifling censorship and propaganda, heavy workloads, and a shortage of resources. The most stay in the profession for the unlimited opportunities for corruption, a very few stay because of the passion. It is not a
progres.online
Turkmenistan will be reviewed under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in 2025. The government has submitted its report. One of the central issues to be...
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This December marks the 20th anniversary of the destruction of Djulfa, the world’s largest medieval Armenian cemetery. Join my Dec. 1 UCLA Promise Armenian Institute zoom lecture for global lessons of this monumental loss. https://t.co/8ijjFJg3Sb
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Read Paula Hotti’s evocative Uzbekistan story in @theipaper
https://t.co/iPX2ZddxoM
inews.co.uk
Between January and May 2025, 4.2 million foreign visitors entered Uzbekistan - and it's not hard to see why
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Why Is Kazakhstan Joining The Abraham Accords?
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Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, a hallmark achievement of Trump’s first term in office. The move puts Kazakhstan at the center of a new push by the White House to reinvigorate the foreign...
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📢 Studies on #CentralAsia and the #Caucasus volume 2 is out! Themes: #Baku & #Tbilisi’s politics of memory, Aitmatov’s legacies, resource justice in #Tajikistan & #Azerbaijan. Thanks to @GiuliaSciorati @Frank_Ouh @eleonoratafuro and C. Frappi! https://t.co/v7zbKZyj3J
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Silk Mirage is gearing up for publication this week! Pre-order here https://t.co/UmSvVnlbDh and sign up for launch events here https://t.co/r1vD4AGtsJ
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Life in Kyiv runs on generators, people adapt. We know how to keep going. But does the world know what to do with Russia — and is it ready to act fast enough?
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Learn more about #Uzbekistan with #SilkMirage by @joannalillis. Out on 13th November - pre-order now! 📘 https://t.co/8fm4aD8Ql7
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❗️Injustice and repression: the role of the prosecutor's office in GBAO Last week, new prosecutors were appointed for the #GBAO region and the city of Khorog—Zainiddinzoda Amir Kukhan and Saidkadam Zoiroda,who are little known to the local community
pamirinside.org
На прошлой неделе в ГБАО были назначены новые прокуроры области и города Хорога — малоизвестные местному обществу Зайниддинзода Амир Кухкан и Саидкадам Зоирзода. В последние годы центральные власти…
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Anger In Russia Over Muslim Migrants Praying In Public
rferl.org
A bus driver, believed to be a Central Asian migrant, faced investigation in Russia after passengers accused him of leaving commuters waiting while he prayed at a bus terminal. The incident has...
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