カテゴリー: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public interest journalismFour media outlets in the UK and the US are facing libel claims after publishing investigative reports into allegations about the…
Preliminary results show 77% of voters backed constitutional changes after January protests in which more than 230 people diedKazakhs have overwhelmingly voted for constitutional changes in a referendum after deadly unrest ended founding leader Nursult…
Anger over corruption and economic inequality is largely directed at Nursultan Nazarbayev and familyWalking through the home-town museum built to honour Nursultan Nazarbayev, the former Kazakhstan president who built a personality cult around his rule,…
Nursultan Nazarbayev says he is taking ‘deserved rest’ in four-minute video released on TuesdayKazakhstan’s former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has made his first appearance since unrest broke out in the country earlier this month, in a stilted vid…
Analysis: All-encompassing status that took 30 years to build appears to have crumbled in just of a few daysIt is a question being asked with increasing urgency by intelligence services, multinational companies and most citizens of Kazakhstan: where is…
Despite an anti-corruption pledge by David Cameron five years ago, Britain is still a prime destination for kleptocrats’ illicit financeMinisters face claims they have allowed the ruling elite of Kazakhstan to secretly invest vast chunks of the country…
Years of rage lie behind the days of protest. Bringing in foreign troops can’t resolve an uprising with deep rootsAs grim as the crisis in Kazakhstan already appears, it could soon look much worse. Authorities reported on Thursday that dozens of protes…
Analysis: Nursultan Nazarbaye, behind-the-scenes powerbroker, thought he found a way to step aside without risking retributionFor years, Nursultan Nazarbayev has been used to performative adoration from the citizens of Kazakhstan. The country’s leader …
Eight-hour series about Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised for stoking cult of personality of 30-year rulerOliver Stone has interviewed Kazakhstan’s former president Nursultan Nazarbayev for a new eight-hour film series which has been attacked as a hagiog…