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Uzbekistan's rapprochement with U.S. is logical, as it plays a key role in transporting cargo to Afghanistan

Uzbekistan's rapprochement with the United States is logical, because Uzbekistan plays an important role for NATO operations in Afghanistan and the U.S. is one of the key players in establishing stability in Central Asia.

 

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Kazakhstan refuses to free jailed newspaper editor amid international condemnation.

 

Kazakhstan's highest court refused Thursday to overturn a prison sentence for a newspaper editor in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation.

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Kazakh authorities impose deadline on BTA debt restructuring

Kazakhstan’s financial regulator imposed a deadline on BTA Bank to complete its debt restructuring by September 18, notwithstanding a possibly negative impact on the country’s reputation with Western investors.

 

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RSF says "appalled" by Kazakh journalist's jailing

Press rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticised the three-year jail term handed down to a Kazakh newspaper editor for divulging classified documents.

 

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Kazatomprom ex-president determined to prove his innocence at an open trial, lawyer

Nurlan Bisekeyev, the defense lawyer of the former chief of Kazatomprom Mukhtar Djakishev announced that his client has irresistible proof of his innocence, which he is ready to present at an open trial.

 

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Ex-spy may succeed Kazakh leader - paper

A senior security official may eventually succeed Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev in a deal similar to Vladimir Putin's rise to power in Russia, a political analyst said in a rare public comment on Friday.

 

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Beware of Big Ideas.

Newly nervous post-Soviet states crack down on Western schools.

 

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Kazakh Activists Call For Investigation Of Suspicious Car Accident

Kazakh activists are calling on police to conduct an objective investigation into a deadly traffic accident that involved one of the country's leading human rights activists, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

 

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Blowing the whistle on Kazakhstan.

NazarbaevPresident Nazarbayev is not pleased with the expose.

 

 


 

 

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U.S. ambassador warns Kazakhstan about lawsuits against media,criticizes Internet regulation

U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland says the numerous slander lawsuits against media organizations and journalists in Kazakhstan make the country farther from Europe.
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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