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THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF ISTANBUL’S ELECTION

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On one level, the victory of the opposition candidate in a mayoral election in Istanbul won’t change
that much. 

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Kazakhstan: Hard-up doctors say quick fixes are not the cure

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Instructors at the Kazakh National Medical University in Almaty have always been candid with their freshmen.

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Hectic Times In Kazakhstan Recently, And For The Foreseeable Future

A Kazakh police officer (right) detains an opposition supporter in Almaty on June 10.

 Wake up, Kazakhstan.

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A Theory of Social Change

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 This animation grew out of one program officer's desire to articulate a clear, compelling and concise theory of social change--and to share and discuss it with others.

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More Arrests In Almaty Overnight As Kazakhs Protest Election Results

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Reports from Kazakhstan say authorities have been arresting demonstrators in some districts of the country's largest city, Almaty, after hundreds of people gathered to protest the official results of the June 9 presidential election.

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The Kazakhstan elections and the transition that wasn’t

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In March, Kazakhstan's long-term leader stepped down, making way for a "transition" of power. But everything about this change has been carefully orchestrated and highly controlled - as this Sunday's elections show.

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Kazakhstan detains 3 women protesters for extremism ahead of vote

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Three women who took part in an anti-government protest are under house arrest on suspicion of belonging to an extremist organisation, police said Sunday, a week ahead of elections in the authoritarian state.

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A Half-Open Gate to Hell

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 With Wojciech Górecki about the Russian-Chinese game, Moscow’s strategy and about preventing burano talks Małgorzata Schwarzgruber.

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Mueller Probed Cohen Ties to Oligarch’s Cousin, Filings Show

Mueller Probed Cohen Ties to Oligarch’s Cousin, Filings Show

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, communicated more than 1,000 times by text and telephone over eight months with the chief executive of a U.S. money-management firm with ties to a Russian oligarch, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office determined in the summer of 2017.

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A Man in Kazakhstan Held Up a Blank Sign to See if He’d Be Detained. He Was.

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 To test the limits of his right to peacefully demonstrate in Kazakhstan, Aslan Sagutdinov, 22, stood in a public square holding a blank sign, predicting he would be detained.

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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