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.
The pop star and the opera singer: daughters of Soviet-era dictators emerge as contenders
Events and opinions
2708
3 min read

The pop star and the opera singer: daughters of Soviet-era dictators emerge as contenders

  THEY are the last survivors of the Soviet era: two ageing, possibly ailing, dictators clinging to power in Central Asia, warily embraced by the West despite their disregard for human rights an read more..
Kasachstans Präsident heimlich in Israel – Krebsbehandlung?
Events and opinions
2420
<1min

Kasachstans Präsident heimlich in Israel – Krebsbehandlung?

Der kasachische Präsident Nursultan Nasarbajew hält sich seit mehreren Tagen heimlich in Israel auf – laut der israelischen Zeitung „Yedioth Ahronoth", um sich ärztlich behandeln zu lassen.   ... read more..
Finance director of mining giant ENRC dragged into $100m corruption probe
Corruption!
4647
2 min read

Finance director of mining giant ENRC dragged into $100m corruption probe

The finance director of FTSE 100 mining giant ENRC has been dragged into a row over corruption allegations, after parts of an internal probe were leaked.     The investigation by law fi... read more..
Who Are The Apartment Owners at London’s One Hyde Park, The “World’s Most Expensive” Residential Development?
Events and opinions
3183
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
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<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
2929
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
2919
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
2385
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
2395
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!
2877
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
2584
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
2329
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
2667
<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
3882
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
3425
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!
2893
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!
3511
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
2678
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
2407
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!
3297
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!
3560
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
2882
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
2616
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
2872
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
3858
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
3332
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!
4030
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
6366
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
5174
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
3349
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..
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