Kazakhstan
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‘His family robbed the country’: personality cult of ex-Kazakh leader crumbles
Anger over corruption and economic inequality is largely directed at Nursultan Nazarbayev and familyWalking th…
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‘I have not gone anywhere’: former Kazakh leader denies fleeing country
Nursultan Nazarbayev says he is taking ‘deserved rest’ in four-minute video released on TuesdayKazakhstan’s fo…
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Where is Kazakhstan’s former longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev?
Analysis: All-encompassing status that took 30 years to build appears to have crumbled in just of a few daysIt…
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Kazakhstan authorities raise death toll from unrest to 225
Prosecutor says dead include security forces and ‘armed bandits’, with toll dramatically increased from previo…
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Scepticism in uneasy Kazakhstan as president promises reform
Thousands of people still in jail after protests while behind-the-scenes power struggle continuesKazakhstan’s …
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Leading campaigner urges UK to target wealth of Kazakhstani elite
Bill Browder, who pushed for Magnitsky law, says anti-corruption laws should be used in response to deaths of …
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Kazakhstan: Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops, says president
Withdrawal to start in two days, says Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as new PM appointed and detentions rise to nearly…
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Foreign meddling behind Kazakhstan unrest, Putin claims
Russian president says Moscow-led military bloc will take steps to ensure any future interference in region fa…
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Kazakhstan says 164 people were killed in week of unrest
Almaty and other cities calm after violent protests, but authorities say ‘counterterrorist operation’ still un…
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As order is restored in Kazakhstan, its future is murkier than ever
The tragic events of last week, in which dozens lost their lives, have exposed hidden political tensionsFor ma…
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How the Kazakh elite put its wealth into UK property
Despite an anti-corruption pledge by David Cameron five years ago, Britain is still a prime destination for kl…
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Inequality is driving protest against Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government | Peter Leonard
The illusion of a successful, free-market economy is shattered – and now Tokayev’s violent crackdown bodes ill…
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Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue rea…
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Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason
Karim Masimov was fired this week as unrest raged across the country, with dozens killed and public buildings …
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Kazakhstan president vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tells security forces to ‘use lethal force without warning’The president of Kazakhstan, …