Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1984 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Who Are The Apartment Owners at London’s One Hyde Park, The “World’s Most Expensive” Residential Development?
Events and opinions
3103
2 min read

Who Are The Apartment Owners at London’s One Hyde Park, The “World’s Most Expensive” Residential Development?

In an April Vanity Fair article which also investigates the complicated reasons why London has become a tax haven for the world’s mega-rich, Nicholas Shaxson reveals just who owns what ... read more..
Aliyev klagt österreichische Politiker an. Vorwürfe: Der kasachische Ex-Botschafter legt eine Verteidigungsschrift vor.
Events and opinions
2216
<1min

Aliyev klagt österreichische Politiker an. Vorwürfe: Der kasachische Ex-Botschafter legt eine Verteidigungsschrift vor.

Seit Jahren wird gegen den in Ungnade gefallenen Ex-Schwiegersohn von Kasachstans Staatschef Nasarbajew und früheren Botschafter in Österreich, Rakhat Aliyev, wegen Mordes und Geldwäsche ermittelt. De... read more..
Kazakhstan: The Evolution of a Power Structure
Events and opinions
2837
6 min read

Kazakhstan: The Evolution of a Power Structure

  The question of succession in Kazakhstan has drawn greater attention as the country's long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev advances in age. Nazarbayev has been in power for more than 20 ye read more..
Kasachstan: Nursultans ehrenwerte Gesellschaft
Events and opinions
2856
10 min read

Kasachstan: Nursultans ehrenwerte Gesellschaft

  Tony Blair, Alfred Gusenbauer, Gerhard Schröder und jetzt auch Otto Schily: Eine Reihe prominenter Sozialisten und Sozialdemokraten verdingt sich für den kasachischen Autokraten Nursultan Nasa read more..
Affäre um Kasachen Rakhat Alijew kommt wieder in Schwung
Events and opinions
2326
2 min read

Affäre um Kasachen Rakhat Alijew kommt wieder in Schwung

  Wien. (sir) Sechs Jahre sind vergangen, seit in Kasachstan zwei hochrangige Bankmanager der Nurbank verschwunden sind. Vor zwei Jahren wurden ihre Leichen gefunden, sie waren stranguliert, zuv read more..
Chuck Hagel's Think Tank, Its Donors, and Intellectual Independence
Events and opinions
2320
7 min read

Chuck Hagel's Think Tank, Its Donors, and Intellectual Independence

  Last Friday the Atlantic Council, the Washington think tank chaired by Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for defense secretary, released a list of its foreign donors. The move came in res read more..
Aliyev subject of interest to German federal intelligence
Corruption!
2812
2 min read

Aliyev subject of interest to German federal intelligence

  Aliyev subject of interest to German federal intelligence Former Kazakh diplomat Rakhat Aliyev subject of interest by the German federal intelligence service.       The fo read more..
German intelligence service interested in Rakhat Aliyev
Events and opinions
2523
2 min read

German intelligence service interested in Rakhat Aliyev

  German intelligence service is interested in the former ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, Malta Today writes. Such information emerged in the parliamentary requests of the Ger read more..
Kazakhstan Army to be used against swinging situation inside the country
Events and opinions
2265
3 min read

Kazakhstan Army to be used against swinging situation inside the country

  Kazakhstan Army may be used against swinging the situation inside the country. President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to study the existing capacities of the country's Armed Forces and set read more..
Arrest Warrant Issued For Missing Kazakh Provincial Governor
Events and opinions
2586
<1min

Arrest Warrant Issued For Missing Kazakh Provincial Governor

  An arrest warrant has been issued for Bergei Rysqaliev, the former governor of Kazakhstan's western Atyrau Province.         Kazakhstan's Agency for the Fight agains read more..
Journalist, press club founder disappears in Kazakhstan
Extra
3798
3 min read

Journalist, press club founder disappears in Kazakhstan

Kazakh authorities must do their utmost to determine the whereabouts and ensure the safety of journalist Tokbergen Abiyev, who has been missing since December 20, the Committee to Protect Journalist read more..
'Don't mention my friendship with Tony Blair'! Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales bans discussion of former PM in new controversy over Kazakh links
Events and opinions
3323
3 min read

'Don't mention my friendship with Tony Blair'! Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales bans discussion of former PM in new controversy over Kazakh links

  Wikimedia Foundation works with Kazakh government-linked foundation on their own version of the site   The regime was this month accused of 'growing crackdown on free speech' by Human read more..
Uzbekistan’s corruption index: it is worse only in Afghanistan, Somali...
Corruption!
2817
2 min read

Uzbekistan’s corruption index: it is worse only in Afghanistan, Somali...

Transparency International has published a corruption perceptions index for 2012 in which Uzbekistan ranked 170th among 174 countries, which is only better than Myanmar, Afghanistan, North Korea and read more..
Palestinian authority suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev's relatives
Corruption!
3449
2 min read

Palestinian authority suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev's relatives

  The Commentator has published an exclusive report about Issam and Devincci Hourani brothers involvement with Palestinian Authority corruption. Issam Hourani is married to Gulshat Aliyeva, a yo read more..
Kazakhstan: Shymkent’s HIV Scandal, Six Years Later
Events and opinions
2584
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Shymkent’s HIV Scandal, Six Years Later

A mother puts her twins, one of whom who was infected with HIV in a Shymkent public hospital, to sleep at their apartment in February 2007. An investigation found that about 150 children had been infe... read more..
Kazakhstan Marks Anniversary of Zhanaozen Killings
Events and opinions
2310
2 min read

Kazakhstan Marks Anniversary of Zhanaozen Killings

As Kazakhstan marked the one-year anniversary of fatal violence in Zhanaozen on December 16, opposition activists gathered in Almaty to lay wreaths to commemorate those who died at the hands of police... read more..
Eine Chance verpasst
Corruption!
3238
2 min read

Eine Chance verpasst

Am Mittwoch den 28. November wurde der maltesische Außenminister Tonio Borg, trotz anhaltender Kritik, zum neuen EU-Gesundheitskommissar ernannt. Angaben zufolge soll sich Tonio Borg, trotz Bedenken ... read more..
La famille Khrapunov visée par une enquête pour blanchiment à Genève
Corruption!
3490
3 min read

La famille Khrapunov visée par une enquête pour blanchiment à Genève

  Le ministère public genevois a ouvert une procédure pour blanchiment contre la famille Khrapunov, domiciliée à Genève, a appris la RTS. Confiée au procureur Jean-Bernard Schmid, l\\\'enquête p read more..
Magistrate called to order police to investigate Rakhat Aliyev
Events and opinions
2820
5 min read

Magistrate called to order police to investigate Rakhat Aliyev

Kazakh national who claims he was tortured on Rakhat Aliyev's orders asks magistrate to order Maltese police investigate human rights violations.   Rakhat Aliyev was formerly the son of Kazak... read more..
Documents Link Uzbekistans Karimova To Money-Laundering Suspect
Events and opinions
2529
3 min read

Documents Link Uzbekistans Karimova To Money-Laundering Suspect

A series of documents have been uncovered in France that link Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, with an Uzbek businessman currently detained in Switzerland as part of a ... read more..
Doing business with despots?
Events and opinions
2804
4 min read

Doing business with despots?

The United States has been quietly deepening relationships in Central Asia, but in the process is embracing two authoritarian, lifetime presidents who don't have great records on human rights. The Sta... read more..
NO REFUGE FOR CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND THE ENEMIES OF DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE!
Political process
3777
3 min read

NO REFUGE FOR CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND THE ENEMIES OF DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE!

The Kazakh Opposition in Exile is protesting against Switzerland granting political asylum to the former Mayor of Almaty Viktor Khrapunov and his family. Journalistic circles have publicised the fact ... read more..
Kazakhstan’s ‘Public Enemy Number One’ reported seeking sanctuary in Malta
Events and opinions
3265
2 min read

Kazakhstan’s ‘Public Enemy Number One’ reported seeking sanctuary in Malta

 Kazakhstan\'s President Nursultan Nazarbayev\'s former son-in-law Rakhat Aliyev – now referred to as Kazakhstan\'s Public Enemy Number One – is facing murder charges over four years after two ba read more..
Mining copper, burying truth
Corruption!
3961
6 min read

Mining copper, burying truth

Imagine that a gigantic corporation privately informs the government that it won an important deal overseas that might have involved the bribery of foreign officials. Journalists discover a confidenti... read more..
Money laundering probe puts spotlight on the £15 million sale of the Duke of York’s home
Events and opinions
6230
5 min read

Money laundering probe puts spotlight on the £15 million sale of the Duke of York’s home

The deal which saw Prince Andrew's marital home sold for £3 million more than its asking price is being examined by two international money-laundering investigations.   Prosecutors in Italy a... read more..
The Kazakh secret agent, Rakhat Aliyev, was interrogated in Malta
Events and opinions
5096
4 min read

The Kazakh secret agent, Rakhat Aliyev, was interrogated in Malta

The Maltese Authorities say that they do not know that he is in our country.   The victims and persons who are allegedly holding the former high official of the Kazakhstan secret service resp... read more..
No shame in the name - we meant the university, not the autocrat
Events and opinions
3275
3 min read

No shame in the name - we meant the university, not the autocrat

A University of Cambridge college has denied it intended to "celebrate" the autocratic president of Kazakhstan after advertisements appeared in the country for a fellowship in his name.   Adv... read more..
Swiss prosecutors reportedly target Nazarbayev, Kulibayev
Events and opinions
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Swiss prosecutors reportedly target Nazarbayev, Kulibayev

Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev and his son-in-law Timur Kulibyev are facing a lawsuit for laundering at least $436 million, Swiss media reported a lawyer involved in the case as saying on Monday. ... read more..
Nach Sieg von Regierungspartei OSZE kritisiert Wahl in Kasachstan als undemokratisch
Events and opinions
3181
2 min read

Nach Sieg von Regierungspartei OSZE kritisiert Wahl in Kasachstan als undemokratisch

Staatspräsident Nasarbajew bezeichnete den Sieg seiner Partei Nur Otan als "ehrlich" und von "beispielloser Transparenz". Die Organsation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa widerspricht diese... read more..
Kazakhstan at a Precipice
Events and opinions
3445
4 min read

Kazakhstan at a Precipice

This is a holiday season the people of Kazakhstan will not soon forget. On Dec. 16 security forces in the western city of Zhanaozen killed and wounded hundreds of unarmed demonstrators, mostly strikin... read more..
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