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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.	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.
Uzbekistani Students Meet with American Soldiers May 18, 2005 On April 22, Uzbekistani students and teachers participating in School Connectivity for Uzbekistan had a unique opportunity to meet and interact with American soldiers based in the Karshi region.	IREX Hosts Events in the Support of UNESCO Education for All Week April 25, 2005 by Amy Hirschauer IREX celebrates and supports UNESCO's Education for All Week, April 24-30 2005. IREX will host a series of forums this week on basic education accessibility and equality across Armenia and Central Asia.
IREX Observes World AIDS Day 2004 December 1, 2004 Annually around December 1, IREX mobilizes its broad array of programs and its overseas presence to focus on HIV/AIDS.	IREX Observes World AIDS Day 2004 December 1, 2004 In observance of World AIDS Day, December 1, the IREX community shares its commitment and its vision—through World AIDS Day special activities as well as new and reinvigorated year-round initiatives—to combating HIV/AIDS.
IREX Observes International Education Week 2004 November 5, 2004 IREX welcomes the observance of International Education Week, November 15 to 19.	IREX Observes International Education Week November 5, 2004 IREX welcomes the observance of International Education Week, November 15 to 19, a joint initiative of the US Department of State and the US Department of Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchanges worldwide.
Alumni Conferences Mark Accomplishments on Contemporary Issues Program’s Tenth Anniversary October 26, 2004 On the tenth anniversary of the Contemporary Issues Program (CI) in September, 2004, IREX administered four regional alumni reunions in Kyiv, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and Tbilisi, Georgia, to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of the program’s alumni.	IREX Awards Roberts Fellowship to Study Religious Education in Pakistan July 21, 2004 IREX today announced Dr. Matthew Nelson as the 2004 recipient of the John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship.