Daughter of ENRC founder charged in connection with graft probe
The daughter of one of the founding oligarchs of ENRC, the miner that delisted from the FTSE 100 amid corruption allegations, has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office.
A Spy Case Exposes China’s Power Play in Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s leaders struggle to balance hungerfor Chinese investment with fears of encroachment by their giant eastern neighbor
Kazakh Poet Detained holding Banner with ex-President’s Quote
Kazakh police detained poet Ramil Niyazov as he held a one-man anti-government protest on Thursday in Almaty, holding a banner that read “Publicity discloses the insignificance of authoritarianism. Nazarbayev, 1987.”
Kazakh Xinjiang Activist’s Trial Begins With Relocation, Incitement Charges Linger
A judge quickly agreed to send the case to Almaty; Serikzhan Bilash is charged with inciting violence against Chinese.
Will life imitate art? Steppe queen movie makes Kazakhs wonder
An ageing central Asian leader grooms his daughter to succeed him, and she then overcomes suspicion from her patriarchal society to unite her people.
Jailed Former Kazakh Uranium Tycoon Dzhakishev Denied Early Release Again
The jailed former president of Kazakhstan's uranium giant Kazatomprom, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, has been denied early release for the second time in months.
BTA Bank Wins Sanctions Against Ex-Chairman in Theft Lawsuit
A federal judge in New York ordered former BTA Bank JSC chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov to pay the Kazakh lender’s legal fees for the discovery process after he failed to hand over evidence in a lawsuit accusing him of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. real estate.
