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French media on the case of Ablyazov
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marThe French media took a closer look at the case of the Kazakh dissident and oppositionist Mukhtar Ablyazov. Internet portals and newspapers looked at, among others, ambiguous connections of European and French officials with their Kazakh counterparts
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Cassation court refuses to annul Ablyazov extradition decisions
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marFrench government to consider whether Russia or Ukraine can be trusted to give fair trial and fair treatment to Ablyazov, and whether he risks illegal transfer to Kazakhstan.
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Open Dialog Foundation presented its report on the need of the Interpol system reform
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marOn Friday 27 February, 2015, in the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, the Open Dialog Foundation presented its newest report „The Interpol system is in need of reform".
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French Cassation Court holds hearing on Ablyazov extradition
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febCassation Court to announce on march 4 whether french government can issue extradition decree or whether third court must review case. Ablyazov defense vows to appeal against any extradition decree and to prevail in saving dissident from inevitable harm if sent to Russia or Ukraine.
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Ablyazov on Nursultan Nazarbayev’s rise to power
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febAblyazov talked in an interview for the Respublika portal about privatisation in Kazakhstan in the 1990’s, which only established the positions of the ruling elites, and about how Nazarbayev granted himself more privileges before ultimately bestowing upon himself the title “Leader of the Nation”
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Мukhtar Ablyazov on the Kazakh student protests
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febInterviewed by the independent portal Republika Mukhtar Ablyazov talked about December 1986 and the so-called ‘Kazakh young people’s revolt’.
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Ablyazov’s letter to Duvanov. Part II
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febIn December 2014, Mukhtar Ablyazov addressed, in an open letter, Sergey Duvanov, Kazakh journalist committed to the defence of human rights.
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Another trial in Ablyazov’s case
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febOn 24th October, the Court in Lyon allowed Ablyazov’s extradition. The judges were deaf to the arguments of the defence lawyers pointing to the prospect of torture and an unfair trial faced by the dissident.
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Six years have passed since the appropriation of BTA Bank
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febOn 2 February, 2015, exactly six years had passed since the government, the National Bank, the former Financial Supervision Agency and the State Fund ‘Samruk-Kazyna’
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Ablyazov’s memories: how he dropped out of school and got into business
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janIn this photo, our daughter Madina is 10 months old. At that time, we lived in a dormitory in the village of Alatau (the Institute of Nuclear Physics). Our nine metre room was very damp, with a single, nailed-up window.
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International support of Mukhtar Ablyazov as an opposition politician
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janAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights, the French League of Human Rights and other human rights organisations have repeatedly underlined the political nature of the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov
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Mukhtar Ablyazov’s open letter to Sergey Duvanov
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janMukhtar Ablyazov addressed, in an open letter, Sergey Duvanov, the Kazakh journalist engaged in the defence of human rights. In his letter, the dissident rebuts the authorities’ allegations against with regards to transferring money from BTA Bank.
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