August 10, 2025

Chris Rickleton for Freedom For Eurasia Jenish Aidarov takes cover at the side of a road during intense clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in April 2021. Photo credit Jenish Aidarov In April 2021, when war broke out at Kyrgyzstan’s frontier with Tajikistan, Jenish Aidarov was among the first journalists on the scene, taking cover by […]

OMCT, FIDH and FreedomFor Eurasia Host Side Event: Repressive Trends Threatening Human Rights Defenders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia The original Helsinki Act, more formally the Helsinki Final Act,  signed on August 1, 1975, by 35 countries, including the U.S., Canada, and most European nations, to reduce tensions during the Cold War. It established