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election 2005 / Kazhegeldin

A campaign to tarnish the reputation. Background

Elections 1999-98

Akezhan Kazhegeldin: Views, affairs, image

The genesis of Kazhegeldin as a politician can be followed through publications in Kazakhstani mass media. Short passages give an idea how mass media highlighted the activity of the former prime minister, his initiatives as president of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and the specific features of his image as a reformer, who had to take hard decisions in the time of radical economic reforms

 

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2000

When 'criminal' is political
Repressive regimes are manipulating Interpol
The Washington Times, December 2000

Voice of democracy
IMF lashes Kazakh restrictive economy...
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 22 December 2000

Voice of Democracy: Freedom of the Press Kazakh style
Published by Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation
Washington, D.C., 20 December 2000

Voice of Democracy
Published by Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation - Washington, D.C.
17 december 2000

Human Rights Watch releases a new report
On the eve of the International Human Rights Day
Received via e-mail, 8 December 2000

Kazak Opposition Intimidated
The Kazak authorities are attempting to curb the activities of their political opponents.
IWPR, 5 December, 2000

Time for throwing stones or gathering stones?
Amirzhan Kosanov speaks about opposition and its leader
Navigator, 28 November 2000

Meeting between Nazarbayev and Kazhegeldin
Ex-premier is offered something different from top posts
Central Asian Bulletin, 28 November 2000

Not jail time, Lira
Attempt at reconciling Nazarbayev and Kazhegeldin seen
Moscow Rossiyskaya Gazeta, November 2000

Nazarbaev cultivates Central Asian dynasty
Kazhegeldin is still feared by Astana
Reuters Business Briefing, November 2000

Russian Question - 2
Kazhegeldin said what Nazarbayev did not want to
Specially for IAC Eurasia-Internet, October 2000

US Congress voices great concern
Discussion of H. Con. Res. 397 at the House of Representatives
Received via e-mail, 1 November 2000

US lawmakers urge Central Asia to adopt democracy to stem fundamentalism
The debate revealed serious concern
Agence France-Presse, 2 November 2000

Do something for your country rather than wasting your time
Letter of A. Kazhegeldin's lawyer to Prosecutor General Yurii Khitrin
Received via e-mail, 1 November 2000

Who is sending ambassadors?
General Nurgaliyev has lost his Washington battle. The Moscow battle yet is ahead…
Exclusively for IAC "Eurasia", 18 October 2000

Political elite of Kazakhstan
Psychology of the regime - "After us the flood"
Round Table "Political Elite of Kazakhstan", Almaty, 2000

Censorship on Kazakhstani Internet
Kazakh authorities through special services block access to information
Internews.kz, September 2000

Why has Kazakhstan no right to be equal among equals in the Council of Europe?
Or Pharisaism as the essence of national policy
Received via e-mail, 1 October 2000

U.S. investigating businessman in Kazakh bribes
Kazhegeldin rejected the offer to put a lid on corruption allegations
Reuters English News Service, 25 September 2000

American at Center of Kazakh Oil Probe
By Michael Dobbs, David Ottaway and Sharon LaFraniere
"The Washington Post", September 25, 2000
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62358-2000Sep22.html

Kazak NGOs Squeezed
Sergei Duvanov
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, September 15, 2000

106th Congress 2-nd Session on Central Asia
H. Con. Res. 397 in the House of Representatives
Washington, DC, 14 September 2000

Bribery investigation prompts geopolitical, economic reevaluation in Kazakhstan
Concerns about the corruption issue are beginning to mount
Eurasianet, 7 September 2000

CIS names thirty leaders
The ten top leaders include Akezhan Kazhegeldin and Felix Kulov
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 6 September 2000

The first president and the third prime minister
Will Nazarbayev meet with Kazhegeldin some time?
Received via e-mail, 10 August 2000

Kazakhstan: If the worms turn
People's political innocence cannot go on for ever
The Economist, 22 –28 July 2000

Following The Money
Behind the case that Washington dreads - but won’t go away. New clues on the trial of cash and oil.
Newsweeek, 16 july 2000

Rome is an open city
Rider Akezhan has escaped from Big Bai.
Exclusively for IAC EURASIA, 15 July 2000.

The arrest of Kazakhstan's opposition leader
Speech to highlight the troubled transition from communism to democracy
Congressional Record, 14 July 2000

Akezhan Kazhegeldin freed
Astana failed to prove to Rome that the charges are grounded
Rome, 14 Jule 2000

Arrest Italian style
Who will benefit from a new scandal around Kazhegeldin?
Central Asian Bulletin, 14 July 2000.

Ex-Kazak Chief Held in Oil-Probe Twist
Red bulletin issued against a political dissident should have been filtered out
The Wall Street Journal, 14 July 2000

Kazakh opposition figure held in Rome
Kazhegeldin fears for his life if he returns home
Reuters English News Service, 14 July 2000

Kazakh opposition head Kazhegeldin detained in Rome
Terrorism added to a whole series of charges
Reuters English News Service, 14 July 2000

International League for Human Rights voices its concern
Arrest of Mr Kazhegeldin constitutes serious violations of international norms
Received via e-mail, 13 July 2000

Western observers concerned at case against two former bodyguards
Former bodyguards have been convicted for political reasons
Agence France-Presse, 13 July 2000

Human Rights Watch appeals to Italian Ministry of Justice
The arrest of Akezhan Kazhegeldin has been requested for political reasons
Received via e-mail, 13 July 2000

Struggle in Kazakstan is the apparent spark for U.S. investigation
A struggle for power appears to be the reason investigators got wind of improper payments
The Wall Street Journal, 5 July 2000

Nazarbaev Shuns Opposition
Civil unrest may break out in Kazakstan unless President Nazarbaev engages in meaningful dialogue with the opposition
Institute for War & Peace Reporting, June 2, 2000

"Russian question" and Nazarbayev
In the relationships with Astana President Putin should not repeat Boris Yeltsin's mistakes
Central Asian Bulletin, 29 May 2000

Dossier of the crimes by the regime
Whoever had ordered the attempt, they will go to trial
Central Asian Bulletin, 26 May 2000

Hot News
Attempt on the life of Eurasia Center Director Igor Poberezhsky
25 May 2000

Oppressive Kazakhstani regime continues harassment of the opposition members
Rashid Nougmanov was detained and held incommunicado by tax police
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation Press Release, 24 May 2000

Opposition: only the strongest will survive
Those who ask and trust will be specifically beloved by the power
Central Asian Bulletin, 18 May 2000

President revealed his face
Famous political writer and scientist Sergei Duvanov analyzes leader’s sincere confessions
Central Asian Bulletin, 6 May 2000

Fat Paste Beyond Democracy
Gun in the pants, ball in the goal, game goes on
Central Asian Bulletin, 3 May 2000

Sugar-free Albright
The USA try to prevent revolution in Central Asia.
Central Asian Bulletin, 28 April 2000

Nazarbaev has put an end to speech freedom
Kazakhstan has made yet another step towards totalitarism
E-mail, 20 April, 2000

Testimony before the House international relations subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on democracy in the Central Asian republics
The Central Asian region has been a disappointing one from the point of view of democracy-building
E-mail, 16 April 2000

Nuclear ghosts on Kazakh border
What is exported from the Republic under the pretence of scrap-metal
Central Asian Bulletin, April 14, 2000

Toilet water in a pink bottle
Astana prepares its own gentle opponents
Central Asian Bulletin, March 25, 2000

President's mistake
It's so easy to lose orientation when swinging between the two poles
Central Asian Bulletin, March 23, 2000

Dialogue vs. Disaster
Nazarbayev is urged not to deviate from civilized path
"Tsentralnoasiatsky Bulletin", March 6, 2000.

Congressman Tom Lantos: The need for a national dialogue in Kazakhstan. Speech in the House of Representatives
President Nazarbayev has reacted with stony silence to Mr. Kazhegeldin's proposal for a national dialogue
E-mail, March 8, 2000

The need for a National Dialogue in Kazakhstan
HON. DAN BURTON in the House of Representatives
February 29, 2000

Insure N. A. Nazarbaev!
World Bank Council invented a rescue recipe
Central Asian Bulletin, February 28, 2000

Kazakh opposition leader alleges persecution by special services
BBC Worldwide Monitoring Source, 26 February 2000

U.S. Department of State, Human Rights Reports for 1999: Kazakhstan
1999 Country Reports    on Human Rights Practices Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department  of State,
February 25, 2000

Free cheese a la President
Beware the authorities when they are bland.
Central Asian Bulletin, February 22, 2000

Guns confiscated from Mr Kazhegeldin's former body guards have nothing to do with the former premier
All the guns had been returned by Mr. Kazhegeldin to the Kazakh presidential Guard
RFE/RL, 22 February, 2000

Kazakh police complain of pressure in ex-premier bodyguards' case
Leaders of the RPPK described the criminal proceedings as "an unprecedented political and legal farce"
BBC Worldwide, 18 February 2000

Benjamin A. Gilman's letter
The letter of Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman to US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Received by e-mail, 17 February 2000

Battlefield without losers
One can speak one’s mind not only in the kitchen
"Tsentralnoasiatsky Bulletin", February 11, 2000.

Kazakh ex-PM still a thorn in govt's side.
Mike Collett-White
Reuters English News Service, 02/11/2000

1/3 of the Egg and Islamists
Political situation in Kazakhstan gets tense
Central Asian Bulletin, February 7, 2000

The Kazakh Dignitaries Get Caught in Geneva's Fishing Net.
Money Laundering. The Kazakh government finds itself in an awkward situation.
L'HEBDO, 3 February 2000

Independent periodicals in Semey face problems
The activity of the journalists is being "evaluated" by local authorities
RFE/RL, January 25, 2000

Bigeldy Gabdullin's trial started in Almaty today
Bigeldy Gabdullin gave a testimony at the trial
RFE/RL, January 25, 2000

To set up the Kremlin and not to offend Mr. Gore
Astana attempts to play upon contradictions between Washington and Moscow
Central Asian Bulletin, January 22, 2000.

From the Final Report
"Republic of Kazakhstan parliamentary elections 10 and 24 october 1999."   (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)
Warsaw. 20 January 2000

An active member of republican people's held press conference in Almaty
Bauyrzhan Zharylqapov held press conference in Almaty
Received by e-mail, 20 January 2000

Protest letter of the International League for Human Rights
The International League for Human Rights is cocerned by the detention of three individuals associated with the Republican People's Party of Kazakhstan
Received by e-mail, January 11, 2000

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