By Sasha Meyer
Iran keeps making headlines, and some experts say the crackdown there could fuel repression in Central Asia. Stateside, there's a public debate on what to do.
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The suspect is thought to have tried to kidnap former Kazakh National Security Committee chief Alnur Musaev.
Rayhan Demytrie
Anti-corruption war takes public's attention away from real problems.
(Photo: Mr Dzhakishev is suspected of defrauding the state nuclear firm)
Es könnte "gut sein", dass es nach dem Spitzel-Untersuchungsausschuss zu Gesetzesänderungen kommt, erklärte der Vorsitzende des Ausschusses, Martin Bartenstein (V), Freitag in der "ZIB 2" des ORF. Wenn im Endbericht Gesetzesänderungen empfehlen werden, "nehme ich an, dass das sehr wahrscheinlich ist".
theatlantic.com
Nursultan Nazarbayev has enough oil to make himself into anything he wants.
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
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