Monthly Archive

2016

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 209 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Kazakhstan: Prominent Newspaper Editor Detained in State Order Probe
Events and opinions
1354

Kazakhstan: Prominent Newspaper Editor Detained in State Order Probe

Kazakhstan’s anticorruption agency says it has detained the chief editor of the Central Asia Monitor newspaper and the executive director of Radiotochka.kz news website on suspicion of fraud — another... read more..
Central Asia Heartened By Trump's Russia-Friendly Views
Events and opinions
1277

Central Asia Heartened By Trump's Russia-Friendly Views

Central Asia has looked at Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency and some of it likes what it sees. The rest seems unbothered. Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev fired off a note of c... read more..
Kazakh beer tycoon jailed for 21 years on coup-plotting charges
Events and opinions
1248

Kazakh beer tycoon jailed for 21 years on coup-plotting charges

A Kazakh businessman was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday on charges including plotting a coup against veteran President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Tokhtar Tuleshov, best known for running Shymke... read more..
An Extraordinary Opportunity for President Nazarbayev
Events and opinions
1394

An Extraordinary Opportunity for President Nazarbayev

I am a friend of Kazakhstan: I have felt the warm embrace of its people visiting and living in the U.S., been enchanted by the beauty (and utter coolness!) of its culture, astonished by its history, read more..
Victims of Kazakh kleptocrats ask Cyprus to freeze stolen
Corruption!
2005

Victims of Kazakh kleptocrats ask Cyprus to freeze stolen

A group of Kazakh exile dissidents said they have asked Cypriot authorities to freeze assets worth tens of millions of euro held by the widow of the former son-in law of Kazakhstan’s ruler Nursultan N... read more..
Kazakhstan seeking Aliyev’s hidden millions in Cyprus
Extra
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Kazakhstan seeking Aliyev’s hidden millions in Cyprus

Kazakh government officials have requested that a bank account in Cyprus – storing millions of dollars generated from alleged criminal activities by ex-Kazakhstan official Rakhat Aliyev – be frozen wi... read more..
Dear Donald Trump: This Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like
Events and opinions
1271

Dear Donald Trump: This Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like

Throughout the 2016 campaign, Republican Party nominee Donald Trump has consistently claimed the U.S. election will be rigged. Trump has said he will accept the outcome of the vote on Nov. 8 if he win... read more..
Kazakhstan: ‘Bigger than one person’
Political process
2365

Kazakhstan: ‘Bigger than one person’

Amid talk over the leadership, the country has to solve fundamental problems Early one Sunday morning in June, a group of young men seized rifles from two gun shops in Aktobe, a city in the stepp read more..
Swiss Court Re-Opens Investigation Into Kazakh Spying Case
Corruption!
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Swiss Court Re-Opens Investigation Into Kazakh Spying Case

A Swiss court has ordered the re-opening of an investigation concerning alleged Kazakh government-backed illegal surveillance of a political exile based in the Lake Geneva area. The Federal Crimi read more..
A Lavish Life for the Widow of Gangster Rakhat Aliyev
Extra
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A Lavish Life for the Widow of Gangster Rakhat Aliyev

Το zougla.gr, λόγω του διεθνούς ενδιαφέροντος και της έρευνας που βρίσκεται σε εξέλιξη σε αρκετές χώρες, δημοσιεύει το ρεπορτάζ με τίτλο «Στη χλιδή η χήρα του γκάνγκστερ» και στην αγγλική γλώσσα. Διαβ... read more..
Rakhat Aliyev drama still playing out in Malta
Events and opinions
1315

Rakhat Aliyev drama still playing out in Malta

The drama over the assets of the Kazakh secret service head found guilty of two murders, who has been dead since last year, continues The former head of Kazakhstan’s secret service, Rakhat Aliyev, ... read more..
For journalists battling censorship, focus on people, not politics
Events and opinions
1230

For journalists battling censorship, focus on people, not politics

I’m a trainer and adviser at Kazakh TV, a government-funded station whose primary purpose is to broadcast 100 percent in the Kazakh language.Like other government-controlled stations, Kazakh TV is loc... read more..
Kazakh Oligarch’s Fugitive Brother-in-Law Granted EU Refugee Status
Events and opinions
1343

Kazakh Oligarch’s Fugitive Brother-in-Law Granted EU Refugee Status

Lithuania has granted refugee status to one of the fugitive brothers-in-law of Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov, reported Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Syrym Shalabayev’s sister is A... read more..
Trial begins for two land rights activists in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1246

Trial begins for two land rights activists in Kazakhstan

On October 12, a hearing against two prominent activists began in Atyrau, the oil capital of Kazakhstan. Max Bokaev and Talgat Ayan were arrested just after the first major rally against an unpopular ... read more..
Dirty money: Trump and the Kazakh connection.
Corruption!
2425

Dirty money: Trump and the Kazakh connection.

Ever since a series of bankruptcies left banks unwilling to lend to him, Donald Trump has been on the lookout for partners willing to fund the buildings that bear his name. Over the years... read more..
From Almaty to Soho: Did a Kazakh Oligarch Launder Money Through a Trump Property?
Corruption!
1706

From Almaty to Soho: Did a Kazakh Oligarch Launder Money Through a Trump Property?

A Financial Times investigation picks through the murky path from the former mayor of Almaty to Trump Soho. There is a lot to unpack from the Financial Times’ investigation, which broke today linking... read more..
Overwhelmingly Religious Young Behind Islamization And Radicalization In Kazakhstan – OpEd
Terror in Kazakhstan!
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Overwhelmingly Religious Young Behind Islamization And Radicalization In Kazakhstan – OpEd

“Almost 90 percent of the leaders of Kazakhstan youth consider themselves believers, with 86 percent of them professing Islam,” according to a survey conducted by sociologist Madina Nurgaliyeva and le... read more..
The Coming of the Russian Jihad: Part I
Terror in Kazakhstan!
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The Coming of the Russian Jihad: Part I

On June 28, three suicide bombers entered the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, where they killed 45 people and injured 229. Although only one of the terrorist was from Russia (the other two were Uzbek and... read more..
The Oil Crash Nightmare For Kazakhstan
Economy
1458

The Oil Crash Nightmare For Kazakhstan

The latest meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algeria, on September 28, brought some relief to producers, with the price of oil finally trading above $50 per barrel... read more..
Russia’s New Threat to Belarus and Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1260

Russia’s New Threat to Belarus and Kazakhstan

The threat of a Russian attack on Belarus and Kazakhstan may be among the greatest challenges of the new president’s first term. A key aim of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy is to e... read more..
Plaza Apartment at Center of Bitter Family Feud Hits Market for $17.9 Million
Corruption!
2091

Plaza Apartment at Center of Bitter Family Feud Hits Market for $17.9 Million

A Kazakh tycoon—and brother of the president of Kazakhstan—is looking at a couple million dollar loss The brother of the president of Kazakhstan put a Plaza Hotel condo at the heart of a nasty feud... read more..
Regardless Of What Beijing Says, The New Silk Road Is Not Chinese
Events and opinions
1320

Regardless Of What Beijing Says, The New Silk Road Is Not Chinese

The New Silk Road, the emerging network of economic corridors stretching from China to Europe, is often referred to as a Chinese undertaking, Chinese economic diplomacy and geopolitical positioning — ... read more..
Good Riddance? Tony Blair Parts Ways With Kazakstan
Events and opinions
1219

Good Riddance? Tony Blair Parts Ways With Kazakstan

Blair’s 5-year tenure with Kazakhstan led the former PM to become Astana’s most outspoken defender in the West. Late last month, the Kazakhstani government learned that its greatest advocate in the... read more..
Possible reason behind Nazarbayev’s illness
Events and opinions
1208

Possible reason behind Nazarbayev’s illness

The visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the South Caucasus region has been postponed because of his cold-related disease. The press-service of the Kazakh president issued a message abou... read more..
Campaigners urge Kazakhstan to free activists facing trial over land reform protests
Events and opinions
1473

Campaigners urge Kazakhstan to free activists facing trial over land reform protests

Two Kazakh land rights activists who are due to go on trial over their involvement in public protests against land reforms in the Central Asian nation are facing unfounded criminal charges and should ... read more..
Father and son jailed for embezzlement in Kazakhstan media trial
Events and opinions
1253

Father and son jailed for embezzlement in Kazakhstan media trial

The head of Kazakhstan's national journalists' union was sentenced to six years in prison on Monday after being convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion along with his son, in a case condemned by pre... read more..
With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead
Events and opinions
1442

With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead

Accused of involvement in stealing billions from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Prime Minister Najib Razak did what autocratic leaders around the world do when scandal is in the air. He cleare... read more..
As former PM mysteriously shuts firms that made him millions... So has Mr Blair finally found a conscience? Forget it! says DAVID HENCKE
Corruption!
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As former PM mysteriously shuts firms that made him millions... So has Mr Blair finally found a conscience? Forget it! says DAVID HENCKE

Tony Blair’s most famous catchphrase was ‘Education, education, education’. Now, it really ought to be ‘Money, money, money’. Ever since he stood down as Prime Minister in 2007, he and Cherie Blair... read more..
Kazakhstan: Mortgage Rallies Continue Despite Protest Fears
Events and opinions
1352

Kazakhstan: Mortgage Rallies Continue Despite Protest Fears

Mortgage holders picket a bank in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a demand for their loans to be refinanced following the dramatic fall in value of the national currency, the tenge.In a reprisal of impromptu r... read more..
Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program
Events and opinions
2015

Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program

Central Asia is endowed with water and an abundance of rich and varied energy resources — hydropower, oil, gas, and coal. These resources can support increased agricultural production and have the pot... read more..
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