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.
Kazakh Ruling Party Nominates Toqaev For President
Events and opinions
1184
3 min read

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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2 min read

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..
Tages Anzeiger: Nazarbayev’s Regime Will Fall
Political process
1312
3 min read

Tages Anzeiger: Nazarbayev’s Regime Will Fall

 For 30 years, the dictatorial clan has been doing nothing but enriching itself. "Mukhtar Ablyazov is the deadly enemy of Kazakhstan's still influential ex-president Nursultan Naza read more..
KAZAKHSTAN: 18 prisoners of conscience, 11 restricted freedom sentences
Extra
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20 min read

KAZAKHSTAN: 18 prisoners of conscience, 11 restricted freedom sentences

In addition to one Muslim on trial in Shymkent, 18 individuals are known to be currently jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief. All are Sunni Muslim men. A further 11 are serving restr read more..
Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan goes off the rails
Economy
1483
2 min read

Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan goes off the rails

The capital city is in desperate need of a congestion-busting solution. City hall in the capital of Kazakhstan has announced that a project to build a congestion-busting light railway transit system read more..
What is the Kazakh regime learning from citizen protests?
Political process
1328
6 min read

What is the Kazakh regime learning from citizen protests?

Recent events in Kazakhstan show the regime’s evolving response to discontent from below. On 4 February, a house fire in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, killed five sisters aged between o read more..
Vassilenko highlights importance of connectivity for sustainable development at High Level Conference on Central Asia
Political process
1256
6 min read

Vassilenko highlights importance of connectivity for sustainable development at High Level Conference on Central Asia

The Romanian Presidency held its High Level Conference to mark the adoption of the new EU Strategy for Central Asia – Connectivity for sustainable development at the Palace of the Parliament in read more..
The Rise of Regionalism in Central Asia?
Economy
1486
3 min read

The Rise of Regionalism in Central Asia?

Despite shared history, Central Asia has long lacked regional cohesion. That could be changing. Since his appointment in December 2016, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has focused on rekindlin read more..
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: Central Asia Is Reconnecting With Itself
Economy
1289
10 min read

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: Central Asia Is Reconnecting With Itself

Mapping newly created, resurrected, and proposed transport routes across Central Asia provides insight into regional connectivity drives. Much like the unhappy pair of travelers from the 1987 Ste read more..
Bouteflika, Bashir... will other strongmen fall?
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4 min read

Bouteflika, Bashir... will other strongmen fall?

Strongmen in the Middle East and North Africa will be eyeing warily popular protests, fed by frustration with living standards and an elite perceived as corrupt, that helped push veteran Algerian pres... read more..
Moshe Hogeg, Singulariteam partners sued for $50m
Corruption!
2364
4 min read

Moshe Hogeg, Singulariteam partners sued for $50m

The complainant is Adam Perzow, who sold the invest.com domain to Singulariteam in 2014. The lawsuits filed against Singulariteam investment fund founder and chairperson Moshe Hogeg, owner of the read more..
Kazakhstan's BTA Bank alleges Felix Sater, others laundered more than $440 million
Corruption!
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2 min read

Kazakhstan's BTA Bank alleges Felix Sater, others laundered more than $440 million

BTA Bank and the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, where its headquarters are located, have filed a class action suit against multiple parties and businessman Felix Sater over allegations of stealing and la... read more..
Turkmenistan starts work on nameless 'new city'
Economy
1222
2 min read

Turkmenistan starts work on nameless 'new city'

Ex-Soviet Turkmenistan's strongman leader broke ground on a new and presently nameless city close to the capital Ashgabat Wednesday. Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony, President Gurbanguly Berd... read more..
Kazakhstan’s big boss steps down – but in name only
Political process
1206
5 min read

Kazakhstan’s big boss steps down – but in name only

Nazarbayev employs ‘resign-while-retaining-power’ strategy – a model Putin may use one day Тhe step-down by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the long-standing ruler of Kazakhstan took the world by surprise, b... read more..
Kazakhstan tries to slip from Xinjiang vice, gets ever more stuck
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5 min read

Kazakhstan tries to slip from Xinjiang vice, gets ever more stuck

Campaigners drawing attention to the Xinjiang detentions say Nur-Sultan’s public relations campaign is two-faced.   Try as it might, Kazakhstan cannot shake its Xinjiang headache. On one han... read more..
Kazakhstan’s Daddy-Daughter Dictator Show
Political process
1395
5 min read

Kazakhstan’s Daddy-Daughter Dictator Show

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the longtime leader of Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s richest country, has always had a rather particular sense of humor. Back in 1998 he moved the country’s capital from the cozy, s... read more..
What’s in a Name? Everything.
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6 min read

What’s in a Name? Everything.

On March 19, 78 years old Nursultan Äbisjuly Nazarbayev unexpectedly announced his resignation as President of Kazakhstan, referring to the need for “a new generation of leaders”. STOCKHOLM / ROM read more..
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev resigns amid mounting political crisis
Events and opinions
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5 min read

Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev resigns amid mounting political crisis

In a sign of growing social and political turmoil in Central Asia, Kazakhstan’s 78-year-old president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been head of state of the country since its formation out of the read more..
Kazakhstan: What is Nazarbayev's transition plan about?
Political process
1341
7 min read

Kazakhstan: What is Nazarbayev's transition plan about?

And can it be a model for other countries in the region to follow, namely Russia? Less than two weeks after the resignation of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had been in power for... read more..
Geopolitical Implications of the Political Transition in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1164
4 min read

Geopolitical Implications of the Political Transition in Kazakhstan

On March 19, 2019, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced he would be stepping down after nearly three decades in power. Bottom Line Up Front: On 19 March in a surprise move, Kazakhst... read more..
On His Watch: The Dark Events Of Nazarbaev's Long Reign
Events and opinions
1496
8 min read

On His Watch: The Dark Events Of Nazarbaev's Long Reign

The major economic strides made by energy-rich Kazakhstan during President Nursultan Nazarbaev's nearly 30-year reign often overshadow reports chronicling an undemocratic, repressive tenure punctuated... read more..
Trump Pal Felix Sater Aimed To Launder Funds In Trump Tower Moscow, Bank Lawsuit Charges
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3 min read

Trump Pal Felix Sater Aimed To Launder Funds In Trump Tower Moscow, Bank Lawsuit Charges

Sater helped hide millions in stolen funds in the U.S., including as down payments in Trump Soho, the Kazakhstan bank’s suit claims.   Donald Trump’s longtime business associate read more..
Dariga Nazarbayeva: Kazakhstan’s understudy president
Political process
1456
4 min read

Dariga Nazarbayeva: Kazakhstan’s understudy president

The Moscow-educated opera singer is primed to be the country’s first female leader This week, his prophecy began to take shape. Mr Nazarbayev, 78, unexpectedly announced he would resign from office read more..
The unsolved mystery of who owns Sherlock Holmes’s original £130 million home
Corruption!
1337
9 min read

The unsolved mystery of who owns Sherlock Holmes’s original £130 million home

221bSherlock HolmesConsulting detective1881-1904 So reads the blue plaque on this pretty Georgian terraced house, home to London’s Sherlock Holmes Museum. In a city of storied buildings, the home read more..
In succession clue, Kazakh leader's daughter elevated after his resignation
Events and opinions
1220
4 min read

In succession clue, Kazakh leader's daughter elevated after his resignation

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan took a step closer to a carefully choreographed dynastic succession on Wednesday as the daughter of its long-serving ruler was named to a post that put her in line for read more..
Kremlin Wonders If Putin Will Follow in Kazakh Leader’s Footsteps
Political process
1186
4 min read

Kremlin Wonders If Putin Will Follow in Kazakh Leader’s Footsteps

An aging leader steps down as president but keeps a firm grip on the reins of power. For many in the Kremlin, the choreographed events unfolding in neighboring Kazakhstan are a model for Russian Pre read more..
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev to step down after nearly 30 years in power
Political process
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3 min read

Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev to step down after nearly 30 years in power

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Tuesday that he was stepping down, touching off a potentially perilous period of transition in one of the world’s most geopolitically fragile regions. Naz read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev hikes benefits as demonstrators are detained
Events and opinions
1258
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev hikes benefits as demonstrators are detained

Authorities hope greater social spending helps defuse creeping mood of discontent. Dozens of people have been detained while attempting to demonstrate in Kazakhstan’s capital as the ruling party he... read more..
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