U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland says the numerous slander lawsuits against media organizations and journalists in Kazakhstan make the country farther from Europe.
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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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The suspect is thought to have tried to kidnap former Kazakh National Security Committee chief Alnur Musaev.
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Anti-corruption war takes public's attention away from real problems.
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Anti-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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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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Nursultan Nazarbayev has enough oil to make himself into anything he wants.
How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes
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Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil
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