Monthly Archive

2019

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 148 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Opposition Candidate Calls for Democratic Reforms in Kazakhstan
Political process
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3 min read

Opposition Candidate Calls for Democratic Reforms in Kazakhstan

Amirzhan Kosanov, the lone opposition candidate in Kazakhstan’s June 9 presidential election, took the opportunity of Wednesday’s televised debate to demand democratic reforms in the Central Asian n read more..
‘You can't run from the truth': Iconic art protests preface Kazakh presidential vote
Events and opinions
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6 min read

‘You can't run from the truth': Iconic art protests preface Kazakh presidential vote

 Kazakhstan's young, creative class 'wakes up' – will the rest follow? Art imitates life, and then life returns the favour a thousand times. The Kafka-esque capacities of the Kazakh state t read more..
A Half-Open Gate to Hell
Extra
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A Half-Open Gate to Hell

 With Wojciech Górecki about the Russian-Chinese game, Moscow’s strategy and about preventing burano talks Małgorzata Schwarzgruber. They say that he who rules Central Asia, rules half of th read more..
Report says Human Rights NGO Open Dialogue Foundation “suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence”
Corruption!
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6 min read

Report says Human Rights NGO Open Dialogue Foundation “suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence”

The area around the Lubyanka, the headquarters of Russia's intelligence services - the FSB - in Moscow. A recent report accuses the controversial human rights NGO Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF), read more..
Kazakhstan: Press freedom missing from agenda of media talking shop
Events and opinions
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3 min read

Kazakhstan: Press freedom missing from agenda of media talking shop

 While media gurus chat, the internet has taken a dive When international journalists gather for Kazakhstan’s annual Eurasian Media Forum, they can expect lively wide-ranging debates ab read more..
Anti-government protests cast a shadow over Kazakhstan's glitzy economic forum
Events and opinions
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6 min read

Anti-government protests cast a shadow over Kazakhstan's glitzy economic forum

The Astana Economic Forum addressed all the issues expected of an international summit: inclusivity, sustainability, security, change. But outside the conference hall, cracks seemed to be appearing read more..
Mueller Probed Cohen Ties to Oligarch’s Cousin, Filings Show
Extra
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4 min read

Mueller Probed Cohen Ties to Oligarch’s Cousin, Filings Show

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, communicated more than 1,000 times by text and telephone over eight months with the chief executive of a U.S. money-management firm with ties t read more..
Police in Kazakhstan inadvertently become conceptual artists
Events and opinions
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Police in Kazakhstan inadvertently become conceptual artists

Aslan Sagutdinov had a hunch. The authorities in Kazakhstan are so intolerant of dissent, he reasoned, that it does not really matter what protesters write on their placards. A dissident with not read more..
How China is redrawing the map of world science
Economy
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14 min read

How China is redrawing the map of world science

The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s mega-plan for global infrastructure, will transform the lives and work of tens of thousands of researchers. On a freezing November morning, Ashraf Islam is 3 read more..
Kazakh Protesters Detained As Websites Go Dark
Events and opinions
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2 min read

Kazakh Protesters Detained As Websites Go Dark

Police in Kazakhstan have detained several antigovernment protesters who staged demonstrations during ceremonies to mark the 74th anniversary of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany in World War read more..
A Man in Kazakhstan Held Up a Blank Sign to See if He’d Be Detained. He Was.
Extra
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3 min read

A Man in Kazakhstan Held Up a Blank Sign to See if He’d Be Detained. He Was.

 To test the limits of his right to peacefully demonstrate in Kazakhstan, Aslan Sagutdinov, 22, stood in a public square holding a blank sign, predicting he would be detained. He was right. read more..
The Trump Organization’s problem with possible money laundering
Corruption!
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16 min read

The Trump Organization’s problem with possible money laundering

From Azerbaijan to Indonesia, Kazakhstan to the Republic of Congo, allegedly corrupt foreign officials have parked their money in Trump buildings time and again. Over the past two decades, invest read more..
Central Asian states plan ‘silk visa’ in bid to revive trade
Extra
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Central Asian states plan ‘silk visa’ in bid to revive trade

 Region known for mutual hostility and glacial change shows signs of opening up Not long ago, the nations of Central Asia were planting landmines along their shared borders. Now they plan a read more..
Kazakhstan registers opposition politician to run for president
Political process
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Kazakhstan registers opposition politician to run for president

A prominent opposition politician and journalist on Monday won his bid to challenge a trusted ally of strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan’s presidential polls next month. The central ele read more..
Mukhtar Ablyazov: the net tightens on the fugitive oligarch in Russia, US, and European Parliament
Corruption!
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4 min read

Mukhtar Ablyazov: the net tightens on the fugitive oligarch in Russia, US, and European Parliament

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office recently approved an indictment against Mukhtar Ablyazov, former head of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank, who is accused of embezzling 58 billion rubles ($1,8 billi read more..
Russian-tied Trump Tower lobbyist and GOP operative lobbying for Kazakh fugitive
Extra
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4 min read

Russian-tied Trump Tower lobbyist and GOP operative lobbying for Kazakh fugitive

A Russian-tied lobbyist who attended the notorious Trump Tower meeting and a longtime GOP operative are teaming up to lobby on behalf of a Kazakh fugitive alleged to have stolen millions from the Ce read more..
One Part of the World Fears China’s Growing Power
Economy
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5 min read

One Part of the World Fears China’s Growing Power

 Beijing's money comes with strings attached. The Second Belt and Road Forum, which ran from 25 to 27 April in Beijing, showcased China’s progress with its Belt and Road Initiative and also read more..
Kazakhstan: Anti-government rallies signal emboldened protest mood
Political process
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4 min read

Kazakhstan: Anti-government rallies signal emboldened protest mood

 Frustrations have been bolstered by perceptions that crucial national decisions are being made without the general population being consulted. Peaceful anti-government demonstrations in a f read more..
What happens to Kazakhstan’s dictatorship now that its dictator has quit?
Political process
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5 min read

What happens to Kazakhstan’s dictatorship now that its dictator has quit?

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader Kazakhstan had known since the country gained independence nearly 30 years ago, resigned March 19. During his televised announcement, the longtime autocrat read more..
Kazakhstan: Government cracks down on supporters of the constitution
Events and opinions
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3 min read

Kazakhstan: Government cracks down on supporters of the constitution

Authorities in Kazakhstan are cracking down on citizens holding public demonstrations in support of the constitution. After he hoisted a banner reading "The sole source of state power is the peop read more..
Kazakh Opposition Party Boycotts June 9 Presidential Elections
Political process
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Kazakh Opposition Party Boycotts June 9 Presidential Elections

The Nationwide Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan announced on Friday that it would not field a candidate for snap presidential elections slated for June 9 because it did not want to legitimize e read more..
Kazakhs, foreign investors puzzled by power-sharing leaders
Economy
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3 min read

Kazakhs, foreign investors puzzled by power-sharing leaders

The new Kazakh president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, flies a modest Airbus A321 jet. His predecessor and patron Nursultan Nazarbayev moves around on a much bigger wide-body Airbus A330-200. But even read more..
On Human Rights in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
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4 min read

On Human Rights in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has long set its sights on joining the world’s elite. Yet there’s a huge gap between their rhetoric and their deeds.  Until the government addresses its abject human rights record read more..
Kazakh Opposition Party Boycotts June 9 Presidential Elections
Political process
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2 min read

Kazakh Opposition Party Boycotts June 9 Presidential Elections

The Nationwide Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan announced on Friday that it would not field a candidate for snap presidential elections slated for June 9 because it did not want to legitimize e read more..
Open Dialogue Foundation activities harmful to EU interests: Deputy FM
Corruption!
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2 min read

Open Dialogue Foundation activities harmful to EU interests: Deputy FM

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk commented on the investigation concerning the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF) and the Silk Road company, suspected of money laundering. “It read more..
Loyalist diplomat handpicked by Kazakh ruler for president
Political process
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Loyalist diplomat handpicked by Kazakh ruler for president

The career diplomat who is a shoo-in to become only the second president of ex-Soviet Kazakhstan since its independence has always appeared to prize loyalty over political ambition. Kassym-Jomart read more..
Kazakh Ruling Party Nominates Toqaev For President
Events and opinions
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Kazakh Ruling Party Nominates Toqaev For President

Kazakhstan's ruling Nur Otan party has nominated interim President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev for the presidency, virtually assuring his victory in a snap election scheduled for June 9. The announcemen read more..
Kazakh government prepares to back Tokayev campaign - sources
Political process
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Kazakh government prepares to back Tokayev campaign - sources

The Kazakh government is preparing to back President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's campaign ahead of the June 9 snap election, three sources told Reuters. Tokayev himself has not yet said whether he pl read more..
Apology to Akezhan Kazhegeldin
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Apology to Akezhan Kazhegeldin

On 30 May, 2016, RNZ and TVNZ jointly On 30 May, 2016, RNZ and TVNZ jointly published an article headed "Panama Papers:The NZ-Kazakhstan connection". The article concerned Akezhan Kazhegeldin, th read more..
#OpenDialogFoundation implicated in money-laundering claims
Corruption!
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4 min read

#OpenDialogFoundation implicated in money-laundering claims

The fake human rights NGO Open Dialog Foundation (ODF), closely associated with Kazakh fugitive Oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, has, in recent years, attracted much speculation over its financial affairs read more..
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