The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is developing a computerized method of banning journalists and human rights defenders from its collective territory, according to a report by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The report’s author, Ivar Dale, tells neweurasia’s readership about his very important and critical research.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is glad to announce that a Small Grants Program for Uzbekistan has been established.Norwegian Helsinki Committee was founded in 1977. The activity of the NHC is based on the principles of …

The election campaign is in full swing, and all over Kyrgyzstan posters and billboards are promising a bright future for the country and its population. However, between the 12 parties currently running for Parliament, it …

‘For lust of knowing what should not be known, we take the Golden Journey to Samarkand’, wrote the poet James Elroy Flecker. And indeed, there was a time when you could learn a secret or …

A post for those who happened to be somewhere in the former Soviet Union in December 2006 – and for those who are easily moved by the Ghost of Pop Hits Past…
[inspic=13,left,fullscreen,thumb]If there is one …

(I’m a new author on this site, and although it’s been a while since New Year’s, I hope you’ll forgive me for posting an earlier story about what that particular day was like when 2007 …

[inspic=15,left,fullscreen,thumb]Ask a Kyrgyz cab driver what the most pressing issue in his country might be, and he won’t bring up constitutional amendments. Nor will he start on the level of religious freedoms, or the lack …