Monthly Archive

2011

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 185 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Burial of democracy in Kazakhstan. Police seize pro-democracy protesters.

12 Jan

Events and opinions

2723

Burial of democracy in Kazakhstan. Police seize pro-democracy protesters.

Pro-democracy protesters have been seized in Kazakhstan, as a campaign to keep Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president, in power for another decade without elections claimed the support of more than half ... read more..

Kazakh president likely to back call to scrap election and stay in power

12 Jan

Events and opinions

2730

Kazakh president likely to back call to scrap election and stay in power

Kazakhstan's president is preparing to back a move to cancel elections in the oil-rich former Soviet Republic until 2020, his chief spokesperson said on Tuesday, confirming that the self-styled citize... read more..

11 Jan

Events and opinions

2936

Kazakhstan's benevolent father: Long live the khan!

THE workings of Kazakhstan's political machine are regrettably now rather familiar. An obscure group of concerned citizens gathers in a distant corner of the country and there, for the good of the nat... read more..

05 Jan

Events and opinions

2717

U.S. says Kazakh referendum is setback for democracy

ALMATY (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday condemned Kazakhstan's move to extend the rule of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev to 2020, bypassing a 2012 election, and said this would be a blow ... read more..

Kazakh parliament backs president ruling to 2020

05 Jan

Events and opinions

2868

Kazakh parliament backs president ruling to 2020

ASTANA — The Kazakh parliament Wednesday backed a controversial plan for a referendum to extend the mandate of strongman President Nursultan Nazarbayev to 2020 and skip two presidential elections. ... read more..

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