Nursultan Nazarbaev

Kazakh President Tightens Registration Rules for Religious Groups

AP | By PETER LEONARD | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Religious Extremism, Kazakh Religion Bill, Religious Minorities, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Kazakhstan, Religious Minorities in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Legislation, Religion Bill, World News

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan's president on Thursday approved a bill tightening registration rules for religious groups that has been described by...

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The Case for Stronger Ties With Kazakhstan

Daniel Witt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Witt

While the U.S. should continue to encourage Kazakhstan to see the long-term benefits of developing a free media, rule of law, and political institutions that are fully publicly accountable, the U.S. needs to recognize its accomplishments as well.

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Political Trials and Crimes Against Reality

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Burma, Robert Amsterdam, Rule of Law, International Law, Democracy, Iran, Due Process, Detainees, Aung San Suu Kyi, Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Human Rights, Courts, Political Prisoners, Justice, Asia, Yevgeny Zhovtis, China, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, World News
Robert Amsterdam

It's a crime against reality for us to carry on pretending that countries like Kazakhstan can hold fair trials.

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Kazakhstan's Human Rights Drop Through the Floor

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Amsterdam

I fear that we might just see exactly how many barrels of oil a given dictator needs to export in order to flaunt the law.

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

James Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Secretary of State, Ethics Violations, Westinghouse, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Politics News
James Love

It will be interesting to see if the attention to Nursultan Nazarbayev will become more than an occasional opportunistic exercise in Hillary bashing.

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