Archive 2015

Jun 07
Human Rights

Human Rights Foundation in NYC by Caitlin Thompson

by tuftsigl

I write my first blog post after my first days at both internships. For the first month of the summer, I will be working both at the Institute of Modern Russia (IMR) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), splitting my time equally between the two.

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Jun 03
NIMEP

Marrakech and Fes by Obaid Farooqui

by tuftsigl

My introduction to Morocco has been somewhat of a blast into the past. Walking through Jama-al-Fna and the souks surrounding it in Marrakech felt like I was walking not just through a place that was foreign to me, but a time that was foreign as well.

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May 29
Oslo Scholars

Oslo Freedom Forum and Nemtsov by Jack Margolin

by tuftsigl

When I visited Moscow, the weather was relatively clear, leading tourists to flock to Red Square. An usually large number gathered not on the square itself, but along Bolshoy Moskovorestky Bridge, overlooking the walls of the Kremlin.

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