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Tribal Confederation Identities In Kazakhstan Remain Strong And Politically Relevant – OpEd

Location of KazakhstanThe continuing strength of tribal confederation identities in Kazakhstan not only limit the ability of the authorities to combat corruption but reduce the country’s prospects for development and absorption of other Turkic peoples, according to Kazakh journalist Dauren Kuat.

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Kazakhstan's hunt for supporters of tycoon Ablyazov gets absurd and goes abroad

arestkz“As usual, there were more police on the scene than protesters,” a journalist living in a provincial town recently told Global Voices of one of the freedom of speech pickets that rippled across Kazakhstan but were immediately shut down by authorities.

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Kazakhstan-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee adopts joint declaration, confirms commitment to enhance ties

eukzparlamKazakh and European parliamentary officials reconfirmed mutual commitment to strengthening ties as they adopted a joint declaration following the May 10 15th annual session of the Kazakhstan-European Union (EU) Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC).

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Kazakh police detain dozens at anti-government rally

zaderzhalmKazakh police detained dozens of people who demonstrated in the Central Asian nation's biggest city on Thursday after an opponent of President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged his followers to protest.

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Kazakhstan: Police crack down on anti-government rallies

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The demonstrations were organized at the behest of foreign-based opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov.

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Russia’s Unhappy Energy Marriage with China

thediplomat ap 17185520221480 386x223With all the quiet chaos beneath the surface in Moscow, Beijing seems poised to benefit.

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Kazakhstan: Tokmadi sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for murdering former BTA Bank chair

tatishevtahmadiMuratkhan Tokmadi was sentenced March 16 to 10 1/2 years in a maximum-security prison for murdering the chair of the BTA Bank Yerzhan Tatishev during a hunt in 2004. It is the second verdict in the case that had been previously qualified as manslaughter by negligence.

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Kazakhstan Closes Spigot to Opposition Leader’s Information Channels

ablyazovparFacebook and Telegram have been malfunctioning since an opposition movement was labelled extremist.

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Interpol Is Now a Crime Victim

policeukRussia and other authoritarian states are gaming the system to go after dissidents.

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Kazakhstan Grants US Access To Ports For Afghan-Bound Goods

Location of KazakhstanLawmakers in Kazakhstan have approved an agreement allowing the United States to use two of the nation’s Caspian Sea ports as transit points for shipping nonmilitary material to Afghanistan.

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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