Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1987 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Swiss interrogate Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov's extended family
Events and opinions
2620
2 min read

Swiss interrogate Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov's extended family

  The Swiss authorities are interrogating the extended family of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh oligarch arrested last week in France on fraud charges after 18 months on the run, and have effectivel read more..
Peinliche Offshore-Troubles für Aliyev
Events and opinions
2586
2 min read

Peinliche Offshore-Troubles für Aliyev

  Während sein enger Vertrauter mit Offshore-Leaks-Verdacht und Betrugsvorwürfen kämpft, liegt Ex-Österreich-Botschafter Rakhat Aliyev selbst wegen Geldwäsche-Verdacht rund um einen dubiosen Yac read more..
Human rights defenders urge France to prevent Ablyazov’s extradition to Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2826
3 min read

Human rights defenders urge France to prevent Ablyazov’s extradition to Kazakhstan

  The non-governmental organization focused on human rights Amnesty International urges France to prevent extradition of fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to Kazakhstan, the organization s read more..
Pictured: The glamorous Ukrainian blonde who led to fugitive oligarch's capture after detectives tailed her from London's High Court to his luxurious French hideout
Events and opinions
2487
5 min read

Pictured: The glamorous Ukrainian blonde who led to fugitive oligarch's capture after detectives tailed her from London's High Court to his luxurious French hideout

A fugitive Kazakh oligarch wanted over a $5billion bank fraud was tracked down to a French villa when a glamorous female friend unwittingly led detectives hundreds of miles to his hideout.   ... read more..
Kazakhstan: Jailed Opposition Leader Loses Legal Battle
Events and opinions
2015
2 min read

Kazakhstan: Jailed Opposition Leader Loses Legal Battle

  Kazakhstan's Supreme Court has denied jailed opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov a review of his controversial trial and imprisonment, a case widely condemned as legally flawed and politically m read more..
Aliyev accusers make new request for action by police
Events and opinions
2194
<1min

Aliyev accusers make new request for action by police

  Two men who claimed to have been tortured and framed by Kazakh millionaire Rakhat Aliyev, who is self-exiled in Malta, have filed a fresh complaint asking Maltese police to investigate their a read more..
Lawyer who proved to be fugitive oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov's downfall - Telegraph
Events and opinions
2596
2 min read

Lawyer who proved to be fugitive oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov's downfall - Telegraph

  Walking down the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice in London in the hazy evening heat, the blonde Ukrainian lawyer was looking forward to getting back to her villa in the south of France. read more..
Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov arrested in France: sources
Events and opinions
2617
2 min read

Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov arrested in France: sources

Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from his former bank BTA, has been arrested near Cannes in southern France and is being held by police, sources familiar with read more..
Investigators told of Rakhat Aliyev’s alleged money laundering network
Events and opinions
3357
6 min read

Investigators told of Rakhat Aliyev’s alleged money laundering network

  The former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's dictator, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is now being accused of money laundering by lawyers across Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein - as confirmed in documents read more..
Italy’s shameful collusion with Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2354
3 min read

Italy’s shameful collusion with Kazakhstan

  Fifty plainclothes Italian special agents raided a villa on the outskirts of Rome on May 29 and absconded with Alma Shalabayeva and her 6-year old daughter, Alua. Two days later, after unchara read more..
Kazakh dictator renews friendship with David Cameron
Events and opinions
2418
1 min read

Kazakh dictator renews friendship with David Cameron

  The authoritarian leader of Kazakhstan visited David Cameron in Downing Street while he was on a private trip to London with his family this week, it has emerged. In a visit, which was not off read more..
LEAD: Italy may take diplomatic action against Kazakhstan Eds: Adds EU, Kazakh deputy premier Europe
Political process
3234
3 min read

LEAD: Italy may take diplomatic action against Kazakhstan Eds: Adds EU, Kazakh deputy premier Europe

Rome (dpa) - Italy may take action against Kazakhstan's ambassador if the central Asian republic fails to ensure the wellbeing of the wife and daughter of a dissident that Rome has wrongly deporte read more..
Revealed: Aliyev wanted to buy MaltaToday
Events and opinions
2573
3 min read

Revealed: Aliyev wanted to buy MaltaToday

  Multimillionaire accused of human rights abuses, torture, money laundering and murder had approached MaltaToday's ownership to buy the company.     Rakhat Aliyev, the multimilli read more..
Exiled foe of Kazakh president says regime is out to kill him
Events and opinions
2269
2 min read

Exiled foe of Kazakh president says regime is out to kill him

  Valletta (dpa) - Rakhat Aliyev, a former member of the Kazakh regime, said Sunday from his exile in Malta that secret agents from the energy-rich Central Asian republic are on a mission to "ki read more..
Deportation of Kazakhs Frays Italy’s Government
Corruption!
2844
4 min read

Deportation of Kazakhs Frays Italy’s Government

  A political storm unleashed by the whirlwind expulsion of a dissident Kazakh oligarch's wife and daughter has further strained the tense relations within the coalition parties of Italy's fragi read more..
Kazakhstan won't let oligarch's wife return to Italy
Events and opinions
2390
3 min read

Kazakhstan won't let oligarch's wife return to Italy

  Kazakhstan said on Saturday the wife of fugitive former minister and oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov could not leave the country because she was under investigation, and Ablyazov said his wife and d read more..
Laying the golden egg. It’s party-time on spaceship Nursultan.
Economy
2711
4 min read

Laying the golden egg. It’s party-time on spaceship Nursultan.

  KAZAKHSTAN'S capital, Astana, celebrated its 15th anniversary on July 6th with a petrodollar-fuelled party. It happened also to be the 73rd birthday of the country's strongman president, Nursu read more..
Cameron under fire for visiting Kazakhstan's dictator to sign lucrative energy deals
Political process
3006
2 min read

Cameron under fire for visiting Kazakhstan's dictator to sign lucrative energy deals

  David Cameron is under pressure from human rights campaigners as he prepares to do business with Kazakhstan. He will become the first serving British leader to visit the oil-rich country read more..
David Cameron's trip to Kazakhstan offers him a major opportunity - but will he take it?
Events and opinions
2327
4 min read

David Cameron's trip to Kazakhstan offers him a major opportunity - but will he take it?

  It should be both easy and timely for Cameron to publicly raise concern about human rights abuses and the imprisoned opposition leader at the highest levels         read more..
Blair's dirty money: As his tentacles reach Mongolia, how the ex-PM is making millions from some of the world's most evil regimes
Economy
2719
8 min read

Blair's dirty money: As his tentacles reach Mongolia, how the ex-PM is making millions from some of the world's most evil regimes

  With every passing month, Tony Blair looks more and more like a deposed emperor who has systematically set up his own government in exile. How else should we view the inexorable rise of h read more..
A Prison within a Prison: the Plight of Kazakh Poet Aron Atabek
Events and opinions
2462
5 min read

A Prison within a Prison: the Plight of Kazakh Poet Aron Atabek

  Hooded and handcuffed, sixty year old poet Aron Atabek shuffles around a dimly-lit room. The guards accompanying him prevent any communication with his fellow prisoners; the hood that they've read more..
A Kazakh horror show nears it is ending
Events and opinions
2515
3 min read

A Kazakh horror show nears it is ending

  State seeks bailed-out bank sales; mooted deals get mixed reception. Four years after being nationalized and restructured by the Kazakh government, a trio of troubled Kazakh lenders are eyeing read more..
Causa Aliyev: Konten von Ex-Botschafter eingefroren
Events and opinions
2597
<1min

Causa Aliyev: Konten von Ex-Botschafter eingefroren

  Der kasachische Ex-Botschafter in Wien soll einem Bericht zufolge wegen des Verdachts der Geldwäsche einvernommen werden. Auf Malta ist das Vermögen des Ex-Botschafters Kasachstans in Österrei read more..
How Far Will Nazarbaev Go To Take Down Mukhtar Ablyazov?
Events and opinions
2688
7 min read

How Far Will Nazarbaev Go To Take Down Mukhtar Ablyazov?

  Ten years ago, Mukhtar Ablyazov stepped out of Kazakhstan's notorious Derzhavinsk prison with a pledge to give up politics. Ablyazov, a "wild '90s" oligarch and rising force in Kazakhstan read more..
Italian minister urged to explain deportations to Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2327
3 min read

Italian minister urged to explain deportations to Kazakhstan

  Italy's interior minister is under pressure from opposition parliamentarians to explain the deportation to Kazakhstan last week of the wife and daughter of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a prominent dissid read more..
Italiens staatliche "Geiselnehmer" Österreichs Innenministerium konnte fragwürdige „Ausweisung" nicht verhindern.
Events and opinions
2499
2 min read

Italiens staatliche "Geiselnehmer" Österreichs Innenministerium konnte fragwürdige „Ausweisung" nicht verhindern.

  Die Entführung einer Kasachin und deren Tochter aus Rom mit Unterstützung der italienischen Geheimpolizei zeigt das gleiche Muster, wie die Verschleppung des islamistischen Imam Abu Omar durch read more..
Konflikt um Rohstoffkonzern ENRC: Zurück in den Schatten
Economy
2849
4 min read

Konflikt um Rohstoffkonzern ENRC: Zurück in den Schatten

  Während in London wegen schweren Betrugs gegen ENRC ermittelt wird, will ein kasachisches Bündnis den Rohstoffkonzern mit Staatshilfe komplett übernehmen. Jetzt erhält es mehr Zeit, sein Angeb read more..
Kazakh oligarch accuses president of kidnapping wife and daughter
Events and opinions
2788
3 min read

Kazakh oligarch accuses president of kidnapping wife and daughter

  Mukhtar Ablyazov is a former banker and politician pursued in London's high court over allegations he embezzled over £3bn. Mukhtar Ablyazov was granted political asylum in the UK before f read more..
Kazakh Fugitive Banker’s Family Snatched in Nighttime Italy Raid
Events and opinions
2805
3 min read

Kazakh Fugitive Banker’s Family Snatched in Nighttime Italy Raid

  Former BTA Bank Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife and daughter were deported to Kazakhstan from Italy on June 1 in the latest blow to the fugitive banker.   Alma Shalabayeva and Ablyaz read more..
Family Of Exiled Kazakh Oligarch Deported
Events and opinions
2466
<1min

Family Of Exiled Kazakh Oligarch Deported

  The wife and daughter of a fugitive Kazakh businessman have been deported from Italy back to Kazakhstan. Mukhtar Ablyazov accused Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev of kidnapping his fa read more..
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