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.
A Kazakh dual for dubious millions
Corruption!
5044
6 min read

A Kazakh dual for dubious millions

Elnara Shorazova has a weakness for health spas, expensive treatments and luxurious restaurants. She sometimes manages to spend in a couple of days, between Vienna and Krumpendorf am Wörthersee, an am... read more..
French court cancels Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov's extradition to Russia
Events and opinions
1404
2 min read

French court cancels Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov's extradition to Russia

France's highest administrative court on Friday cancelled an extradition order to send jailed Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia on the grounds that the request was made for political reasons. ... read more..
'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream
Events and opinions
1483
13 min read

'Democracy was hijacked. It got a bad name': the death of the post-Soviet dream

Independence 25 years ago promised to bring freedom and prosperity to central Asia, but kleptocratic regimes have left many yearning for the past he road out of Kommunizm, a small town in southern Ta... read more..
With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead
Corruption!
1794
6 min read

With Kleptocrats Untouchable, America Goes Big on Another Strategy: Taking Their Stuff Instead

Accused of involvement in stealing billions from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Prime Minister Najib Razak did what autocratic leaders around the world do when scandal is in the air. He cleared hou... read more..
Kremlin Gold Paves Way to Billionaire Fortune for Tito Valet
Economy
2335
6 min read

Kremlin Gold Paves Way to Billionaire Fortune for Tito Valet

On a cool evening in early September, Kosovo construction tycoon Behgjet Pacolli threw open the doors of his walled compound to celebrate his birthday with 20,000 “Facebook friends.” The guests, many... read more..
As the World Frets over the Taiwan Call, Trump's Talk with Kazakhstan Might Be the Real Shocker President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Events and opinions
1361
4 min read

As the World Frets over the Taiwan Call, Trump's Talk with Kazakhstan Might Be the Real Shocker President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

A U.S. partnership with Kazakhstan can keep Chinese and Russian ambitions in check. The November 30 telephone call between President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kaza... read more..
Nazarbayev stated that tsarist Russia had brought from Kazakhstan all the wealth
Events and opinions
1463
2 min read

Nazarbayev stated that tsarist Russia had brought from Kazakhstan all the wealth

The President of Kazakhstan , Nursultan Nazarbayev, stated that tsarist Russia was out of the country all the wealth. It is reported by the Kazakh news. «During tsarist Russia all the wealth of ea... read more..
After Castro—5 Nations Where Dictators Still Rule
Events and opinions
1644
5 min read

After Castro—5 Nations Where Dictators Still Rule

Fidel is dead, and now, buried. Some will call him the last of the Cold Warriors. But there are still plenty of regimes that have been in power for decades. Are they frozen in time, or is change bubbl... read more..
A new president for Uzbekistan
Events and opinions
1558
4 min read

A new president for Uzbekistan

Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won a tightly controlled presidential election in Uzbekistan, raising questions about whether he will rule in the steps of former strongman Islam Karimov. Who is he and what can... read more..
Uzbekistan’s last hope: The Trump administration
Events and opinions
1445
4 min read

Uzbekistan’s last hope: The Trump administration

Sanjar Umarov is a former political prisoner and founder of Sunshine Uzbekistan, an international political coalition aimed at improving the economic and political situation in Uzbekistan. This year,... read more..
Kazakhstan jails activists, plans a Great Firewall to stifle online dissent
Political process
1818
5 min read

Kazakhstan jails activists, plans a Great Firewall to stifle online dissent

In Kazakhstan, the power of citizens to resist authoritarianism has been dealt a significant blow. On November 28, two major Kazakh land activists, Max Bokayev and Talgat Ayanboth, were sentenced to f... read more..
Court freezes assets in possession of Aliyev’s widow
Corruption!
2180
2 min read

Court freezes assets in possession of Aliyev’s widow

A Cypriot court ordered the freeze of assets located in Cyprus in possession of Elnara Shorazova, the widow of former Kazakh diplomat Rakhat Aliyev, a source familiar with the matter said. Costas Cle... read more..
Parliament watchdog postpones debate on Aliyev deposits
Events and opinions
1468
3 min read

Parliament watchdog postpones debate on Aliyev deposits

Following an intervention of attorney General Costas Clerides and Central Bank of Cyprus governor Chrystalla Georghadji, the parliament’s watchdog committee postponed a debate scheduled for today on h... read more..
Kazakhstan: President’s Grandson Sprays Elite After Football Federation Loss
Events and opinions
2073
2 min read

Kazakhstan: President’s Grandson Sprays Elite After Football Federation Loss

The grandson of Kazakhstan’s authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev took to social media on Wednesday to blast members of his grandfather’s inner circle after he lost a vote to head the country’... read more..
AG blocks House motion to scrutinise Aliyev’s millions
Corruption!
1782
2 min read

AG blocks House motion to scrutinise Aliyev’s millions

Attorney General Costas Clerides has blocked a motion in the House looking to scrutinise how the Famagusta Cooperative (Co-op) Bank handled accounts linked to the late ex-Kazakhstan official Rakhat Al... read more..
Authoritarian regimes use rhetoric to legitimize their power
Economy
1819
3 min read

Authoritarian regimes use rhetoric to legitimize their power

Leaders of authoritarian regimes in Central Asia have been able to use rhetoric to define their power as legitimate to the public despite practices of human rights violations and clamping down on diss... read more..
Will Turkey Join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Instead of the EU?
Events and opinions
1536
6 min read

Will Turkey Join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Instead of the EU?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by Hurriyet on Sunday as saying that “Turkey should first of all feel relaxed about the EU and not be fixated” about joining it. He added, “Some may c... read more..
Kazakh President Says Partners in Shell Oil Field Face Tax Claim
Economy
1878
2 min read

Kazakh President Says Partners in Shell Oil Field Face Tax Claim

Kazakhstan’s authorities are looking at whether the Karachaganak oil and gas venture, which includes Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Eni SpA, has unpaid taxes. “The tax authorities have tax issues -- they ... read more..
Eurasian Economic Union - reality or fiction?
Events and opinions
1626
12 min read

Eurasian Economic Union - reality or fiction?

Operating since 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union formed (EEU) over a relatively short period of time, and passed through all three stages of integration - from the customs union established in 2010 t... read more..
Is Nazarbayev’s New Personality Cult a Prelude to an Exit?
Events and opinions
1488
4 min read

Is Nazarbayev’s New Personality Cult a Prelude to an Exit?

A new banknote with Nazarbayev’s image and a possible eponymous renaming of Astana may signal a potential departure. Issued to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence from the Sov... read more..
Kazakh President Nazarbayev Says Power Won’t Be Family Business
Events and opinions
1483
5 min read

Kazakh President Nazarbayev Says Power Won’t Be Family Business

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he won’t hand power to his children to succeed him, as the former Soviet Union’s longest-serving ruler delays democratic reforms amid the country’s worst eco... read more..
Note to self: President Nazarbayev to appear on Kazakhstan banknote
Events and opinions
1416
1 min read

Note to self: President Nazarbayev to appear on Kazakhstan banknote

Image of autocrat to feature on 10,000-tenge note that goes into circulation in time for holiday celebrating his leadership The veteran president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is to feature on... read more..
Kazakhstan: Prominent Newspaper Editor Detained in State Order Probe
Events and opinions
1533
3 min read

Kazakhstan: Prominent Newspaper Editor Detained in State Order Probe

Kazakhstan’s anticorruption agency says it has detained the chief editor of the Central Asia Monitor newspaper and the executive director of Radiotochka.kz news website on suspicion of fraud — another... read more..
Central Asia Heartened By Trump's Russia-Friendly Views
Events and opinions
1463
4 min read

Central Asia Heartened By Trump's Russia-Friendly Views

Central Asia has looked at Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency and some of it likes what it sees. The rest seems unbothered. Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev fired off a note of c... read more..
Kazakh beer tycoon jailed for 21 years on coup-plotting charges
Events and opinions
1470
2 min read

Kazakh beer tycoon jailed for 21 years on coup-plotting charges

A Kazakh businessman was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday on charges including plotting a coup against veteran President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Tokhtar Tuleshov, best known for running Shymke... read more..
An Extraordinary Opportunity for President Nazarbayev
Events and opinions
1591
2 min read

An Extraordinary Opportunity for President Nazarbayev

I am a friend of Kazakhstan: I have felt the warm embrace of its people visiting and living in the U.S., been enchanted by the beauty (and utter coolness!) of its culture, astonished by its history, read more..
Victims of Kazakh kleptocrats ask Cyprus to freeze stolen
Corruption!
2167
5 min read

Victims of Kazakh kleptocrats ask Cyprus to freeze stolen

A group of Kazakh exile dissidents said they have asked Cypriot authorities to freeze assets worth tens of millions of euro held by the widow of the former son-in law of Kazakhstan’s ruler Nursultan N... read more..
Kazakhstan seeking Aliyev’s hidden millions in Cyprus
Extra
3238
2 min read

Kazakhstan seeking Aliyev’s hidden millions in Cyprus

Kazakh government officials have requested that a bank account in Cyprus – storing millions of dollars generated from alleged criminal activities by ex-Kazakhstan official Rakhat Aliyev – be frozen wi... read more..
Dear Donald Trump: This Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like
Events and opinions
1472
6 min read

Dear Donald Trump: This Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like

Throughout the 2016 campaign, Republican Party nominee Donald Trump has consistently claimed the U.S. election will be rigged. Trump has said he will accept the outcome of the vote on Nov. 8 if he win... read more..
Kazakhstan: ‘Bigger than one person’
Political process
2552
8 min read

Kazakhstan: ‘Bigger than one person’

Amid talk over the leadership, the country has to solve fundamental problems Early one Sunday morning in June, a group of young men seized rifles from two gun shops in Aktobe, a city in the stepp read more..
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