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IREX Looks to the Future of Education during International Education Week November 14, 2005 Each year, IREX participates in International Education Week, a joint initiative of the US Department of State and the US Department of Education intended to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange programs.	Access to Information in Morocco: Centre for Media Freedom Report Recommends Steps towards Reform November 11, 2005 The Casablanca-based Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA), an IREX grantee, has published a report "The Right of Access to Information in Morocco."
Iraqis Build Commercial Independent National News Agency October 25, 2005 Behind the blast walls and checkpoints that carve through Baghdad, above a street lined with long-shuttered international airline offices and dusty antiquarians, an independent Iraqi news agency has come to life.	University Management Reform Conference Held in Moscow October 11, 2005 University administrators and Ministers of Education from across Eurasia were able to gather in Moscow to discuss “Case Studies and Models for Higher Education Reform” at a conference funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.
IREX Visits Women's Organizations in Yemen October 10, 2005 IREX ventured to Yemen as part of its broader community development activities to examine the needs, obstacles and accomplishments of local programs addressing women’s participation in political, social and economic development.	ELECTION REPORTING IN AFRICA: Following the money in Nigeria September 30, 2005 Corruption in Nigeria is crippling and damaging the country’s fragile democracy. Money has been a key tool in distorting the political process and governance of this African nation of over 150 million citizens.
IREX Launches 13th Year of Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program September 26, 2005 IREX recently launched the 13th year of the Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) welcoming nearly 170 undergraduate students from across Eurasia for academic study in the United States.	Russian-US Young Leadership Alumni Celebrate Six Years of Success September 19, 2005 The sixth and final year of the Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service (YLF) Program concluded with a reunion in Moscow, Russia, reuniting alumni and university sponsors to reflect upon the success and impact of the program.
Press Release: UZBEK COURT SUSPENDS IREX EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS IN UZBEKISTAN September 13, 2005 As part of a broader trend by the Uzbek government to close down both international and local nongovernmental organizations, on September 12th the Civil Court of Tashkent ordered IREX to suspend activities in Uzbekistan for a period of six months.	Recruitment Begins for International Fellowships for US Scholars and Professionals September 1, 2005 IREX began its US Fellowships Program recruitment season at the American Political Science Association (APSA) conference in Washington, DC, over Labor Day weekend.