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Talk is Cheap, and Now So Is Satellite-Internet Streaming into Iran

Iran keeps making headlines, and some experts say the crackdown there could fuel repression in Central Asia. Stateside, there's a public debate on what to do.

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Aliyev, Rakhat: The Godfather-in-law

Ex-Botschafter Aliyev klagt Kasachstans Präsidenten an.
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Austria To Try Kazakh 'Spy' For Kidnap Attempt

The suspect is thought to have tried to kidnap former Kazakh National Security Committee chief Alnur Musaev.

 

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Officials fall to Kazakh corruption drive

djakishevAnti-corruption war takes public's attention away from real problems.

 

 

 

(Photo: Mr Dzhakishev is suspected of defrauding the state nuclear firm)

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Bartenstein erwartet Gesetzesänderung

Es könnte "gut sein", dass es nach dem Spitzel-Untersuchungsausschuss zu Gesetzesänderungen kommt, erklärte der Vorsitzende des Ausschusses, Martin Bartenstein (V), Freitag in der "ZIB 2" des ORF. Wenn im Endbericht Gesetzesänderungen empfehlen werden, "nehme ich an, dass das sehr wahrscheinlich ist".

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Kazakhstan’s Tolerated Dictator

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Nursultan Nazarbayev has enough oil to make himself into anything he wants.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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