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.
Kazakhstan Goes After Opposition Media in New York Federal Court
Political process
2407
3 min read

Kazakhstan Goes After Opposition Media in New York Federal Court

The government of Kazakhstan tries to use a U.S. federal statute to take down an opposition newspaper. Central Asia may be one of the least economically integrated regions extant, but the countri... read more..
How Kazakhstan can make geopolitical waves
Political process
2441
5 min read

How Kazakhstan can make geopolitical waves

Small and medium-size states such as Kazakhstan survive and do well when, like good surfers, they learn to ride and take advantage of new geopolitical waves. Conversely, they fail when they ignore the... read more..
End corrupt money in uk property
Extra
3805
3 min read

End corrupt money in uk property

The UK Government should establish transparency over who owns the companies that own so much property in the UK. Before completing a purchase on a property, overseas companies should be required to su... read more..
Some Kazakhs Celebrate The Loss Of The 2022 Winter Olympics
Events and opinions
2046
4 min read

Some Kazakhs Celebrate The Loss Of The 2022 Winter Olympics

There was a moment of drama in global sports on Friday, when the International Olympic Committee chose Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Games. The loser was Almaty, Kazakhstan, a major city in an ... read more..
Olympics-Oil cash to ease IOC concerns over Almaty bid-Kazakh PM
Events and opinions
2146
2 min read

Olympics-Oil cash to ease IOC concerns over Almaty bid-Kazakh PM

Kazakhstan's $70 billion oil fund should ease any concerns regarding the nation's ability to host the 2022 winter Olympics, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said on Wednesday with Almaty facing Be... read more..
Kazakhstan: Will Almaty Win the Winter Olympics?
Events and opinions
2138
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Will Almaty Win the Winter Olympics?

The David and Goliath struggle between Almaty and Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games comes to its conclusion on July 31 as the delegates of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meet in... read more..
Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash
Events and opinions
1944
5 min read

Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash

OSH: Authorities in Central Asia’s former Soviet ‘stans’ are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a back... read more..
How did London become ground zero for the global plutocracy?
Corruption!
3375
8 min read

How did London become ground zero for the global plutocracy?

The opening of Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet finds Afghanistan veteran Dr John Watson pondering his future. Inevitably, he finds himself in London, “that great cesspool into which all the lo... read more..
London property 'dirty money': How Kazakh secret police and bent Nigerian politicians play the system
Events and opinions
1954
4 min read

London property 'dirty money': How Kazakh secret police and bent Nigerian politicians play the system

David Cameron has launched a war against foreign fraudsters laundering their cash in London, warning their "dodgy cash" is not welcome in the capital. The prime minister highlighted some properti... read more..
Net closing in on foreign criminals buying Britain's luxury homes to launder crooked cash
Events and opinions
2156
5 min read

Net closing in on foreign criminals buying Britain's luxury homes to launder crooked cash

DAVID Cameron will today announce tough new measures to stop foreign crooks using London's high-end property market to launder dirty money. The Prime Minister will commit to unmask the shady web ... read more..
David Cameron vows to fight against 'dirty money' in UK property market
Extra
3174
4 min read

David Cameron vows to fight against 'dirty money' in UK property market

Prime minister will use a speech in Singapore to hit out against corrupt foreigners who launder money by buying up British homes through holding companies. David Cameron will promise to act again... read more..
Kazakhstan and Shady London Real Estate Deals
Corruption!
3305
3 min read

Kazakhstan and Shady London Real Estate Deals

An investigation by money-trail watchdog Global Witness has concluded that Rakhat Aliyev and his son Nurali are closely linked to shady real estate deals in London. According to the report Mystery on ... read more..
WorldViews: In a world of absurd election results, North Korea is in good company
Events and opinions
1808
3 min read

WorldViews: In a world of absurd election results, North Korea is in good company

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un casts his vote at a polling station during the election of deputies to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies in this undated photo released by North Korea... read more..
EXPO in Kazakhstan: Nepotism and Corruption Revealed
Events and opinions
2123
3 min read

EXPO in Kazakhstan: Nepotism and Corruption Revealed

Before the International Olympic Committee makes a decision on whether Kazakhstan will host the Winter Olympics in 2022, an important milestone for the Central Asian country’s image will occur in 2017... read more..
Does a Dead Kazakh KGB Chief Own Sherlock’s House?
Events and opinions
2123
6 min read

Does a Dead Kazakh KGB Chief Own Sherlock’s House?

A new transparency report links Rakhat Aliyev, the former son-in-law of Kazakhstan’s dictator, to a famed Baker Street address in London. Jagshemash, the game’s afoot. The home of the world’s mos... read more..
Mystery on Baker Street. Brutal Kazakh official linked to £147m London property empire.
Events and opinions
1959
3 min read

Mystery on Baker Street. Brutal Kazakh official linked to £147m London property empire.

Big chunks of Baker Street are owned by a mysterious figure with close ties to a former Kazakh secret police chief accused of murder and money-laundering.           &nbs... read more..
World famous Sherlock Holmes 'home' among £147m property empire linked to brutal diplomat
Events and opinions
2179
3 min read

World famous Sherlock Holmes 'home' among £147m property empire linked to brutal diplomat

There are calls for a major probe into London's property market after a £147million empire including the world-famous 221 Baker Street was linked to a former secret police chief accused of murder and ... read more..
Sherlock Holmes' fictional Baker Street home in London subject to ownership mystery
Events and opinions
1810
3 min read

Sherlock Holmes' fictional Baker Street home in London subject to ownership mystery

It is a mystery that would test the skills of the famous literary detective himself: who owns 221B Baker Street?           Billed as the “world’s most famous address”,... read more..
Call for greater transparency in prime London property deals
Events and opinions
1895
5 min read

Call for greater transparency in prime London property deals

Anti-corruption campaigners Global Witness has called for more transparency about UK property ownership after reviewing alleged links between a former Kazakh secret police chief accused of money laund... read more..
Kazakhstan: Economic Crisis, State Companies, and the Nation’s Image
Economy
3016
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Economic Crisis, State Companies, and the Nation’s Image

Qishloq Ovozi is pleased to once again introduce an up-and-coming scholar in the field of Central Asian studies, Bradley Jardine, a student at Glasgow University and currently an intern at RFE/RL. Jar... read more..
Kazakhstan Calm As Currency Begins Long-Awaited Slide
Events and opinions
2713
2 min read

Kazakhstan Calm As Currency Begins Long-Awaited Slide

After months of pressure on Kazakhstan’s currency, the central bank has moved to allow the tenge to slide – but avoided the large snap devaluation that doomsayers have long been predicting. On Ju... read more..
Epic murder trial tests Austrian justice
Events and opinions
2476
5 min read

Epic murder trial tests Austrian justice

After a three-month trial, an Austrian jury has found two Kazakh men not guilty of involvement in a brutal double murder committed thousands of miles away. Alnur Mussayev, a former Kazakh intelli... read more..
EXPO in Kazakhstan Becomes Corruption Show
Corruption!
3738
3 min read

EXPO in Kazakhstan Becomes Corruption Show

An event meant to showcase Kazakhstan’s progress shows its dark side. One sunny afternoon in early June in Astana a bureaucrat is fired. When a bureaucrat is not transferred to another position, ... read more..
Glitzy Facade Hides Azerbaijan's Dark Reality
Events and opinions
2181
4 min read

Glitzy Facade Hides Azerbaijan's Dark Reality

Last week, during the lavish opening ceremony of Azerbaijan's European Games, Lady Gaga performed a unique, haunting rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine." The organizers behind the Games reportedly sp... read more..
Zeuge: Aliyev vergewaltigte Banker
Events and opinions
2110
2 min read

Zeuge: Aliyev vergewaltigte Banker

Aliyev soll Misshandlung Spaß bereitet haben: "Er hat gelacht, Scherze gemacht". Im Prozess um die Entführung und Ermordung der kasachischen Banker Zholdas Timraliyev und Aybar Khasenov ist am Mi... read more..
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: 'I am guilty and I am sorry'
Events and opinions
3054
6 min read

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: 'I am guilty and I am sorry'

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has given his first public statement since carrying out the April 2013 terrorist attack.       “I would like to now apologize to... read more..
Compass Group subsidiary 'paid bribes to Kazakhstan customs officials'
Events and opinions
3097
4 min read

Compass Group subsidiary 'paid bribes to Kazakhstan customs officials'

Internal documents seen by the Guardian suggest the UK catering giant’s Kazakh unit made ‘facilitation payments’ for an unspecified period up to 2011.  An international subsidiary of Compass Grou... read more..
UN Envoy Urges Kazakhstan To Lift Curbs on Civil Liberties
Events and opinions
2127
3 min read

UN Envoy Urges Kazakhstan To Lift Curbs on Civil Liberties

Astana places severe restrictions on civil liberties, including freedom of expression, conscience, and assembly, a United Nations rapporteur says in a report published following a visit to Kazakhstan ... read more..
Rakhat Aliyev: Gutachten bestätigt Selbstmord-Theorie
Events and opinions
2181
2 min read

Rakhat Aliyev: Gutachten bestätigt Selbstmord-Theorie

In der Causa Rakhat Aliyev fand das Institut für Rechtsmedizin in St. Gallen keine Indizien auf äußere Gewalteinwirkung oder Intoxikation. Der ehemalige Botschafter dürfte Selbstmord begangen haben. ... read more..
Germany's Koehler and Schroeder reject Kazakh lobby claims
Events and opinions
2176
2 min read

Germany's Koehler and Schroeder reject Kazakh lobby claims

Germany's former political leaders grace the cover of this week's edition of the German news magazine Der Spiegel. But this isn't a tribute. Rather they are portrayed in fictional police mug shot... read more..
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