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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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2001

Opposition unites
The authorities failed to disrupt the press conference
Almaty, 25 December 2001

Akezhan Kazhegeldin's proposal on U.S. Senate's agenda.
Congressional Record, 22 December 2001

Changes in the Geostrategic Equation in Central Asia.
Akezhan Kazhegeldin’s Speech in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Washington, 18 December 2001

Ex-PM calls for transparency to protect investors
Interview with Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Nefte Compass, 13 December 2001

Voice of Democracy.
Terrorism not the biggest threat.
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 11 December 2001

Government crisis in Kazakhstan: warm-up for the succession to Nazarbaev?
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, 5 December 2001

Political turmoil hits Kazakhstan as Nazarbayev sacks top officials.
EurasiaNet, November 27, 2001

Kazhegeldin lambastes Kazakh foreign policy.
Changes in foreign relations after antiterror war.
BBC Monitoring, 11 November 2001

Republican People's Party urges government to pay more attention to formersoviet depots of bacteriological weapons.
RFE/RL, November 1, 2001

Kazakh secret police at work in Moscow.
Terror against journalists. Psychological so far.
Moscow, 31 October 2001

Scandal around vice chairman of Kazakh national security committee goes on.
RFE/RL, October 23, 2001

Kazak Media Battle.
An increasingly public battle over the Kazak media is widely seen as the first stage in country's next presidential race.
IWPR, October 19, 2001

Council of Europe and Kazakhstan: Yes or no?
Authoritarian regime has just one perspective - deep disgrace.
"Central Asian Bulletin", 11 October 2001

Deputy of Kazakh Parliament asks Kazakh President.
to "Curb his son-in-law".
RFE/RL'S Kazakh News, 10 October 2001

Voice of Democracy
'Forget about joining PACE'
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation,·8 October 2001

Kazakh opposition to boycott rural elections due 20 Oct.
Elections of rural heads are political profanity - Statement of the Republican People's Party.
BBC Monitoring, 4 October 2001

Kazakhstan should meet Europe's requirements.
PACE's President Lord Russell-Johnston in Almaty.
Almaty, 1 October 2001

Opposition's diplomatic offensive.
Meetings in London and Almaty.
London, 30 September 2001

Democratic reform expected to halt in Central Asia.
EurasiaNet, September 19, 2001

Kazakh opposition slams justice system
over leader's trial in absentia.
"BBC Monitoring", 16 September 2001

Voice of Democracy.
OSCE: Kazhegeldin trial 'unfair'.
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 14 September 2001

Political censorship exists.
Kazakh journalists are shown Eurasia's mirror.
Almaty, 12 September 2001

The Swiss won't return money to Nazarbayev.
Interview with head prosecutor of the Geneva office Bernard Bertossa.Almaty,
11 September 2001

Astana's court ruling disproved.
The opposition makes public sensational documents
Almaty, 9 September 2001

Conviction of the prodigal premier in absentia.
The trial at the Supreme Court will become a boomerang for those who flung it.
"Argumenty i Fakty-Kazakhstan", 9 September 2001

Kazakh opposition party slams court ruling on ex-premier
as "a political farce".
"BBC Monitoring", 7 September 2001

OSCE casts doubt on ex-Kazakh premier's trial.
Some issues "aroused the concern".
"BBC Monitoring", 7 September 2001

Voice of Democracy.
Supreme Court obeys orders…
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 6 September 2001

Total claimant.
Kazhegeldin-free liver is boring to death. Kazhegeldin-witness is exceptionally interesting.
"Tsentralno-Asiatskiy Bulletin", 6 September 2001

Former prime minister of Kazakstan sentenced in absentia.
Nazarbayev has shown little tolerance for dissent.
"Dow Jones International News", 6 September 2001

Verdict in Astana.
Kazhegeldin's award may be annulled.
Astana, 6 September 2001

Voice of Democracy.
No-show show trial.
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 31 August 2001

'Kazakhstan celebrates a New Year - 1937,'
say the democratic public in Kazakhstan.
"Eurasia report", 24 August 2001

Former premier faces trial in absentia.
The prosecution hasn't succeeded in building a solid case against Kazhegeldin.
RFE/RL, 24 August 2001

Voice of Democracy.
If you can't convince 'em, convict 'em.
August 19, 2001

The dog bites because of its dog's life
Sergei Duvanov
Exclusively for IEI, 14 August 2001

Nazarbayev has been warned
Arkadiy Dubnov
"Vremya Novostei", 8 August 2001

Opposition witnesses under the U.S. Congress's protection.
A letter to Nazarbayev from Washington.
Received via e-mail, 3 August 2001

The Asian Themis on Capitol Hill.
U.S. Congressmen called for the police.
"Vremya Novostei", 20 July 2001

Kazakh police charge former premier Kazhegeldin.
Opposition says the move is politically motivated.
Agence France-Presse, 12 July 2001

The price of oil.
What was Mobil up in Kazahstan and Russia?
"The New Yorker", July 2, 2001

Opposition web site slams Kazakh money legalization campaign.
Kazakh authorities are covering up their tracks.
"BBC Monitoring", 27 June 2001

The Flying Dutchman.
Investment in Kazakhstan: what it looks like.
"Central Asian Bulletin", 13 June 2001

U.S. policy in Central Asia.
Serious flaws in governments' political transitions result in a disturbing level of abuse
Human Rights Watch, 6 June 2001

Blood is dearer than oil
Human rights activists slam Nazarbayev and other dictators
Washington, 30 May 2001

No-alternative approach
as contract automanipulation
Central Asian Bulletin, 18 May 2001

Nursultan Nazarbayev's staffing strategy
Recent reshuffles in Kazakh government: what do they mean?
Nurbulat Masanov
Specially for IEI, 11 May 2001

A choice for democracy
Autocratic leaders are cracking down
The Washington Post, 1 May 2001

Government may move toward nationalization
Michael Lelyveld
"The Times of Central Asia", 3 April 2001

KTK TV: Political analyses
Sergei Duvanov
Specially for IEI, 26 April 2001

Kazak Clans Fall Out
Clans rivalries and power struggles are an increasing source of instability in Kazakhstan
IWPR, 27 April 2001

Central Asian Opposition Unites
New association unifies Central Asian opposition in struggle against region's authoritarian regimes
IWPR, 10 April 2001

Kazakhstan should release opposition political prisoners
sentenced a year ago to 3 1/2 years in gulag-style prison
Congressional Record, 23 March 2001

Central Asian Leaders Think Alike
Igor Grebenshchikov, Bishkek. Journalists from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakstan discuss their mutual problems
IWPR, 22 March 2001
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Voice of Democracy
Congress blasts Nazarbayev behavior
Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 15 March 2001

EC delegation in Kazakhstan
Its leader expressed concern over situation faced by opposition parties
Received via e-mail, 6 March 2001

New family member steps into Kazak limelight
who is being talked of as a possible successor to Nazarbaev
Energy Compass, 3 March 2001

Italian Senate voices deep concern
over Kazakhstan violations
Received via e-mail, 20 February 2001

Trial of Soldat newspaper's editor-in-chief postponed again
RFE/RL, 8 February 2001

A trip round the 'Stans'
All five Central Asian presidents are authoritarian
Foreign Report, 8 February 2001

RPPK Executive Committee Chairman says he leaves his position
not the party itself
RFE/RL, 1 February 2001

The logic of power
or the true face of Kazakh president
Received via e-mail, 31 January 2001

International League for Human Rights appeals to Kazakh President
and urge him to send bodyguards' cases for review
Received via e-mail, 30 January 2001

Astana Attempts to Suppress Internet 'Menace'
Kazak Internet sites have become a powerful source of anti-government criticism
Sergei Duvanov.Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 9 January, 2001

Opposition looks into "Kazakhgate"
Independent politicians offer to cooperate with U.S. investigation
Alma-Ata, 7 January 2001

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