Monthly Archive

October 2019

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 9 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Masked 'Umbrella Men' Strike Kazakh Journalists Again
Political process
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Masked 'Umbrella Men' Strike Kazakh Journalists Again

Pensioner Ernazar Perneev had just arrived at Nauryz Square in Kazakhstan's southern city of Shymkent on October 26 when he was confronted by a representative from the mayor's office. You know, i read more..
Who really is Kazakhstan’s leader of the nation?
Political process
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Who really is Kazakhstan’s leader of the nation?

The consensus among Kazakhstan watchers is that the former president is trying to contain his successor.  In an interview earlier this month, Kazakhstan’s former President Nursultan Nazarbay read more..
Kazakh Ex-President Rejects Talk Of Shared Power, Blames 'Traitors' For Unrest
Political process
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Kazakh Ex-President Rejects Talk Of Shared Power, Blames 'Traitors' For Unrest

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev used an extended interview on state television on October 11 to downplay his continuing influence and defer to his successor, condemn "traitors" abroad fo read more..
Inside the decaying mansions abandoned in UK’s most expensive wasteland
Extra
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Inside the decaying mansions abandoned in UK’s most expensive wasteland

New footage has emerged from the decaying multi-million pound London mansions left derelict in ‘one of the most expensive wastelands in the world’.  Billionaires’ Row, officially named The B read more..
Kazakh president orders investigation into China-linked transport project
Economy
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Kazakh president orders investigation into China-linked transport project

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday ordered an investigation into former senior officials who initiated a struggling $1.5 billion Chinese-led project to build a light rail network in t read more..
Kazakhstan believes in protests, sort of
Political process
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Kazakhstan believes in protests, sort of

An independent polling agency in Kazakhstan has found in a nationwide survey that 43 percent of respondents view demonstrations as a force for good. Only a relatively small portion of respondents read more..
COUNTRY of coups and dashed hopes
Corruption!
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COUNTRY of coups and dashed hopes

Despite democratic donor countries generous support Kyrgyz elites continue to roll back towards authoritarianism and kleptocracy. Twice these processes resulted in mass riots, with Kyrgyzstan’s two read more..
HRW Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan
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HRW Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s poor human rights record has regretably deterioriated since its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in October 2014. Authorities cracked down on peaceful protests critical of government read more..
Should Europe fear Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union?
Events and opinions
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Should Europe fear Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union?

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a Russian-run structure, loosely modelled on the European Union. The guests of honour at the recent summit in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, were leaders from read more..
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