The MEPs Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Michał Boni (Poland), Pavel Svoboda, Tomas Zdechovsky (Czech Republic) and Tunne Kelam (Estonia) addressed an appeal to France’s highest authorities in defence of Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, addressed an appeal to the Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls and Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Victor Shokin concerning the Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Rakhat Aliyev and I knew one another for more than 30 years, ever since our student days. I knew Rakhat very well. Many were familiar with the period of our "warlike" relations, when Rakhat was at the peak of his political power and administrative influence.

Federica 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.

French senator, Aymeric de Montesquiou, has been deprived of parliamentary immunity. As a representative of President N. Sarkozy for Central Asia, de Montesquiou allegedly accepted remuneration for facilitating the conclusion of Franco-Kazakh contracts.

11.03.2015 Muratbek Ketebayev left Spain and went back to Poland, where since December 2013 he has a refugee status. It ended the procedure, through which the regime of Nursultan Nazarbayev tried to obtain Ketebayev’s extradition from Spain to Kazakhstan.

Cassation 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.

Interviewed by the independent portal Republika Mukhtar Ablyazov talked about December 1986 and the so-called ‘Kazakh young people’s revolt’.

Amnesty 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

Mukhtar 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.

A court in Madrid has ordered the release of the Kazakh dissident, Muratbek Ketebayev from custody.

A court in Madrid has ordered the release of the Kazakh dissident, Muratbek Ketebayev from custody. Thus, the judges found the arguments of the Spanish Embassy in Poland, which had confirmed the day before that he enjoys refugee status in Poland and called for his release.