· May, 2007

Stories about Kazakhstan from May, 2007

Kazakhstan: Ruling Family Shakeup

A warrant for the arrest of Rakhat Aliyev, the son-in-law of Kazakhstan's presdient, has been issued. KZBlog explains why, and how the case may connect to the government's decision to...

30 May 2007

Kazakhstan against -bashization

Yesterday Sergey Duvanov, a journalist and a human rights activist was arrested for organising the protests on the square in Almaty against the constitutional amendments that exempt Nazarbayev from a...

25 May 2007

Kazakhstan: Educational Reform

KZBlog reports on reforms in Kazakhstan's higher education system, noting that there is an apparent lack of emphasis on some major components of any stellar education system.

22 May 2007

Kazakhstan: Village vs. Oil Company

neweurasia reports that a village claiming to have had its water supply tainted by an oil spill are turning to independent experts to make their case against the oil company...

22 May 2007

Kazakhstan: A President for Life

On 18 May the Parliament of Kazakhstan adopted the changes into the Constitution in the second reading. According to one of the amendments, the first president of Kazakhstan will no...

18 May 2007

Kazakhstan: Digging Deeper on Seidenfeld

Bonnie Boyd investigates deeper the case of Mark Seidenfeld, an American businessman arrested in Kazakhstan in what some characterize as the use of the judicial system to punish a foreign...

4 May 2007

Kazakhstan: Media Forum

Ben Paarmann reports on this year's Eurasia Media Forum, an annual (and controversial) event in Kazakhstan that, apparently, does not actually give many opportunities for journalists to participate.

3 May 2007

Kazakhstan: UNHCHR Visits

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, just paid a visit to Kazakhstan and Bonnie Boyd discusses Kazakhstan's human rights situation.

3 May 2007