Monthly Archive

February 2015

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 14 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Kazakh dissident Aliyev found hanged in Austrian jail
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Kazakh dissident Aliyev found hanged in Austrian jail

Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president's former son-in-law turned political foe, was found hanging in an Austrian jail on Tuesday while awaiting trial for murder, but his lawyers doubted the official exp... read more..
Rakhat Aliyev: Businessman and diplomat who exploited his connections to make a fortune but was due to stand trial for murder
Events and opinions
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Rakhat Aliyev: Businessman and diplomat who exploited his connections to make a fortune but was due to stand trial for murder

Rakhat Aliyev experienced the sort of career that is only possible in autocratic regimes; where blood is thicker than water, and where whom you know is infinitely more important than anything you may ... read more..
How Jihad Came to Brooklyn
Events and opinions
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How Jihad Came to Brooklyn

The two Uzbeks and one Kazakh who were arrested this week in Brooklyn for allegedly making plans to join Islamic State found their way to the extremist group only after they immigrated to the United S... read more..
Aliyev, Kazakh exile who fled to Malta, found hanged in Austrian jail
Events and opinions
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Aliyev, Kazakh exile who fled to Malta, found hanged in Austrian jail

Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president's former son-in-law who had came to Malta in a bid to evade double murder charges, has been found dead in an Austrian jail after killing himself, a court spokeswoma... read more..
Vladimir Putin ordered Russian special forces to steal MH370 and secretly landed it at huge space port in Kazakhstan, claims expert
Events and opinions
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Vladimir Putin ordered Russian special forces to steal MH370 and secretly landed it at huge space port in Kazakhstan, claims expert

The missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 was hijacked on the orders of Vladimir Putin and secretly landed in Kazakhstan, an expert has claimed in a wild new theory.         Je... read more..
Kazakhstan: Rakhatgate Saga Over as Former Son-in-Law Found Hanged
Events and opinions
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Kazakhstan: Rakhatgate Saga Over as Former Son-in-Law Found Hanged

Rakhat Aliyev, the flamboyant and controversial former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president, has been found dead in an Austrian prison, where he was awaiting trial on charges of murdering two bankers ... read more..
A banished member of Kazakhstan royalty has died by apparent suicide
Events and opinions
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A banished member of Kazakhstan royalty has died by apparent suicide

The estranged former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president has been found hanged in a Vienna jail cell, after an eight-year effort by the Central Asian government to bring him home to face murder and r... read more..
Far From Kazakh Chief's Inner Circle, Aliyev Found Dead in Cell
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Far From Kazakh Chief's Inner Circle, Aliyev Found Dead in Cell

Rakhat Aliyev rose to the height of influence and power in Kazakhstan, marrying the president's daughter and controlling many of the country's major companies. By the time he was found dead in a Vienn... read more..
Kazakh ex-diplomat Aliyev dies from apparent suicide - Austrian court
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Kazakh ex-diplomat Aliyev dies from apparent suicide - Austrian court

Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president's former son-in-law turned opponent, has been found dead in an Austrian jail from an apparent suicide, a court spokeswoman said on Tuesday. "He committed suici... read more..
Kazakh resistance to ex-Soviet devaluation wave damaging economy
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Kazakh resistance to ex-Soviet devaluation wave damaging economy

Facing early elections, Kazakhstan has been steadfast in refusing to devalue the tenge but the dangers of an over-valued currency are already evident and may ultimately force official action. Kaz... read more..
Kazakh Fund Says FX Sales Alone Won’t Shore Up Tenge
Economy
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Kazakh Fund Says FX Sales Alone Won’t Shore Up Tenge

Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, which controls oil producer KazMunaiGaz and the nation's rail monopoly, said selling its companies' foreign-currency earnings alone won't stave off pressure on the ... read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Allies Call for Snap Presidential Poll
Events and opinions
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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Allies Call for Snap Presidential Poll

Moves are afoot in Kazakhstan to hold a snap presidential election. Proponents say an early election would give incumbent strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev a fresh mandate as the country faces a slumping... read more..
Kazakhstan's Industrial Heartland Feels Economic Squeeze
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Kazakhstan's Industrial Heartland Feels Economic Squeeze

Kazakhstan's slowing economy is pinching the country's industrial heartland. Several industrial behemoths have announced cutbacks that they blame on a toxic mix of factors hitting their bottom li... read more..
Russia To Replace Ukrainian Weaponry With Help From CSTO Allies
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Russia To Replace Ukrainian Weaponry With Help From CSTO Allies

Russia's post-Soviet security bloc will work to build up the capacity of other member states to produce substitutes for Ukrainian weaponry, the bloc's top official announced.       ... read more..
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