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Kazakh Rights Activist Denied Access To Lawyer

The imprisoned director of the Kazakh Bureau for Human Rights, Yevgeny Zhovtis, has been denied access to his lawyer, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

 

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Pardon for President's Son-in-Low, Convicted to 40 Years of Jail?

Nazarbayev has understanding of human weaknesses and can forgive those who repent

 

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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Dodges President-for-Life Question Ahead of Astana's OSCE Chairmanship

As Kazakhstan gears up to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2010, Astana is facing criticism over its recent democratization record. Helping to highlight the country's image issue is the question of whether or not President Nursultan Nazarbayev favors a proposal to dispense with elections and become president-for-life.

 

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BTA Bank’s former chairman loses legal challenge against asset freeze

bta2London's High Court ruled today (12 November) to maintain a freezing order restricting the assets of BTA Bank's ex-chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, and other former managers. Court sessions held on the matter last week shed new light on BTA's old ownership structure and the evidence both sides will rely upon in the multi-billion-dollar fraud case that will follow the asset freeze decision.

 

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Tolerance is under attack. However it's the basis of country survival

tuyakbay3Tolerance — major vitality resource of Kazakhstan has become a subject of testing. The specificity of our country is the high level of tolerance; it's impossible to speak of any normal country development without it. Tolerance is the most important element of state safety for Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani tolerance started to give failures at the very inappropriate moment.

 

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Berlusconi hails Kazakh men for population growth

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, saying this was the reason for the former Soviet country's population growth.

 

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US Diplomats Rap Astana’s Democratization Performance

As Kazakhstan prepares to assume the chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, US diplomats are exerting pressure on Astana to enact promised reforms.

 

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The Future Nuclear Powers You Should Be Worried About

Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programs -- not to mention the risk of loose nukes in Russia or Pakistan -- are worrying enough. But a number of other countries are looking to join the nuclear club, with terrifying potential consequences.

 

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The union of NSDP and «Azat – 2» was presented in Kazakh Concert Hall

Upon the oppositional leaders of Azat and NSDP political parties’ declarations the new structure numbers about 400 thousand members. But if their political protest actions are to be attended with the declared number of members as it was at the Kazakh Concert Hall, they could become a strong political power long time ago.

 

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Not healthy to use the term “strategic partnership” every time

But Presidents Gül and Nazarbayev signed a next strategic partnership agreement

 

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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