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Satrap Nazarbayev frees his political opponent. Vladimir Kozlov released from prison
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augVladimir Kozlov, Kazakh dissident and leader of the biggest opposition party "Alga" was released from prison after nearly five years spent behind bars.
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ODF addresses the new UNHCR on issue of political refugees
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janOn behalf of the Open Dialog Foundation, non-governmental human rights organisation, we would like to congratulate you on your election as the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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The list of Kazakh dissidents, their families and colleagues persecuted with the use of INTERPOL in the European Union in 2012-15
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aprBelow, we list political opponents, their families and colleagues, persecuted by the Kazakh authorities and president Nursultan Nazarbayev through the misuse of the INTERPOL system in the European Union in the years 2012-2015.
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Mogherini replies to the appeal from MEPs on Kazakh dissidents
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marFederica Mogherini, replied to a letter from MEPs of the progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) at the European Parliament concerning mass-scale abuse of the system of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) by Kazakh authorities.
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Appeal from Kazakh activists to Frenchmen: Rescue Ablyazov from Putin and Nazarbayev
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mar“Rescue Ablyazov from Putin and Nazarbayev” – this is the appeal from Kazakhstan activists to the President of France, Francois Hollande, and the Prime Minister Manuel Valls
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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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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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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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Torture in Kazakhstan: A brief overview of the situation surrounding torture in Kazakhstan in 2013 and 2014
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decStatements by Kazakh authorities about intolerance of torture and willingness to cooperate with civil society in addressing this issue remain declarative and are not implemented efficiently in practice.
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