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On Mirziyoyev’s Visit to Astana

On Mirziyoyev’s Visit to Astana

Experts on the Eurasian affairs are now discussing the upcoming visit of the new Uzbek president to Astana. One question in particular has aroused everyone’s curiosity. Why did Shavkat Mirziyoyev make his first official visit to Turkmenistan, why is he now coming to Kazakhstan and why, only afterwards, will he go to Russia?

Tell me who your enemy is

Tell me who your enemy is

In the previous articles on the subject of repressions, we showed how a political will of the highest Kazakh administration, coupled with present-day realities, turns lawful legal persecution into an instrument of reprisal against power opponents. It doesn’t matter whether the opponents are political or personal in nature.

A tie game

A tie game

Kazakhstani president Nazarbaev decided to leave the article 26 of the constitution in its previous revision, for the time being, because it didn’t find a support among the general population. We asked the experts to examine this decision and its consequences.