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Who really is Kazakhstan’s leader of the nation?

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The consensus among Kazakhstan watchers is that the former president is trying to contain his successor.

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Kazakh Ex-President Rejects Talk Of Shared Power, Blames 'Traitors' For Unrest

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev (center) made his remarks to interviewers from state TV.

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev used an extended interview on state television on October 11 to downplay his continuing influence and defer to his successor, condemn "traitors" abroad for allegedly trying to stoke unrest, and generally praise his 29-year rule that ended earlier this year. 

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Kazakhstan believes in protests, sort of

My protest brings all the boys to the yard: Police deploying during election-time rallies in June. (Photo: Danil Usmanov)

An independent polling agency in Kazakhstan has found in a nationwide survey that 43 percent of respondents view demonstrations as a force for good.

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Mass Arrests Cast Doubt on Rights Reform in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan police officers detain a protester during an opposition rally in Almaty, September 21, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov

Since coming to power in June, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokaev has claimed a desire to accelerate political reforms and improve human rights in the country. 

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Awakening a new generation of activists in Eurasia

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An emerging young, urban population has begun to challenge the lasting legacies of the Soviet era. 

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The Reforms Kazakhstan Needs

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Kazakhstan’s former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who resigned in March after nearly 30 years in power, was a great admirer of the Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew. 

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How autocrats and criminals employ Washington PR firms to slander their opponents

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The US capital has turned into a revolving door for those in need of reputation laundering - a rather shameful condition for the self-styled leader of the free world. 

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Kazakhstan: While president talks dialogue, activists get harassment

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While Kazakhstan's president has talked up the need for national dialogue as a way of tamping down political tensions, individual activists say they have faced harassment and restrictions on their right to move freely.

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'An awakening': New president faces daunting task of leading Kazakhstan to democracy

Kasym Zhomart

A torch has been passed from the only president Kazakhstan has had in the post-Soviet era to a hand-picked successor, putting Central Asia’s largest and most dominant country at a dramatic crossroads.

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Kazakh activists call for more protests over presidential vote

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Police officers block opposition supporters during a protest against presidential election

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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