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Some Freed, Some Not by Kazakhstan’s Justice System
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- Written by Paolo Sorbello
Mukhtar Dzhakishev’s passionate speech about the flaws of Kazakhstan’s justice system echoed beyond the courtroom in Semey where he awaited a decision on his plea for parole.
Daughter of ENRC founder charged in connection with graft probe
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- Written by Caroline Binham
The daughter of one of the founding oligarchs of ENRC, the miner that delisted from the FTSE 100 amid corruption allegations, has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office.
A Spy Case Exposes China’s Power Play in Central Asia
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- Written by Thomas Grove
Kazakhstan’s leaders struggle to balance hungerfor Chinese investment with fears of encroachment by their giant eastern neighbor
Will life imitate art? Steppe queen movie makes Kazakhs wonder
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- Written by Olzhas Auyezov
An ageing central Asian leader grooms his daughter to succeed him, and she then overcomes suspicion from her patriarchal society to unite her people.
Kazakh Xinjiang Activist’s Trial Begins With Relocation, Incitement Charges Linger
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- Written by Catherine Putz
A judge quickly agreed to send the case to Almaty; Serikzhan Bilash is charged with inciting violence against Chinese.
BTA Bank Wins Sanctions Against Ex-Chairman in Theft Lawsuit
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- Written by Erik Larson, Bloomberg News
A federal judge in New York ordered former BTA Bank JSC chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov to pay the Kazakh lender’s legal fees for the discovery process after he failed to hand over evidence in a lawsuit accusing him of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. real estate.
Jailed Former Kazakh Uranium Tycoon Dzhakishev Denied Early Release Again
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- Written by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service
The jailed former president of Kazakhstan's uranium giant Kazatomprom, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, has been denied early release for the second time in months.
Kazakhstan is in the middle of a political transition. So is its social media humour.
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- Written by Yevgeniya Plakhina
Fear is subsiding and the jokers are out in force
Just one of the many jokes at new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's expense. Widely shared.
Kazakh Poet Detained holding Banner with ex-President’s Quote
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- Written by ABAY SULEIMENOV
Kazakh police detained poet Ramil Niyazov as he held a one-man anti-government protest on Thursday in Almaty, holding a banner that read “Publicity discloses the insignificance of authoritarianism. Nazarbayev, 1987.”
THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF ISTANBUL’S ELECTION
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- Written by Ishaan Tharoor
On one level, the victory of the opposition candidate in a mayoral election in Istanbul won’t change
that much.
economy
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