Andrei Grishin
Andrei Grishin is a staff member at the Kazakstan International Bureau of Human Rights and Rule of Law.
Recent Stories
7 Oct 11
People set themselves on fire in extreme and very public form of protest.
28 Aug 11
Recent trials of labour activists unlikely to deter further protests but certain to increase resentment.
11 Mar 11
Image-conscious government avoids labelling critics as mentally unstable, but police in provinces still use forcible committal as threat.
13 Jan 11
Referendum allowing President Nazarbaev to stay on without election would be bad for democracy, critics say.
23 Nov 10
Instead of promoting human rights issues, regime accused of tidying them away.
2 Nov 10
Kazak authorities applying own rules on asylum-seekers in the face of accepted international standards.
21 Jul 10
Activists say Kazak leaders have sidelined human rights from international group’s agenda.
7 Jun 10
More and more groups voicing concerns through public protests.
22 Mar 10
Long-term residents say they face arbitrary obstructions and barely concealed message that they aren't wanted.
20 Nov 05
The government is refusing to register youth groups it fears are plotting a revolution.
