Between 2021 and 2023, the project Amplify, Verify, Engage: Information for Democratization and Good Governance in Eurasia (AVE)  sought to strengthen independent media, civil society, and cross-border cooperation in contexts marked by shrinking civic space, political repression, and violent conflict. Implemented by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) and funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AVE operated across Central Asia, the South Caucasus (incl