Alim Bekenov
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Unprecedented lawsuits by an opposition member against his political rivals are unlikely to succeed.
Authorities make changes to how groups are funded, putting pressure on those backed with money from overseas.
Protests about all sorts of issues have become much more common since the Kyrgyz “tulip revolution”.
Changes to laws on religion and the media will give government prosecutors new powers of censorship.
Authorities deny undervaluing the property they confiscate to make way for new construction in the capital.
Unprecedented lawsuits by an opposition member against his political rivals are unlikely to succeed.
There’s little mystery about who’ll be the next Kazak president, but when the election will take place is less clear.
Is President Nazarbaev attempting to build a personality cult ahead of the next election?
There’s little mystery about who’ll be the next Kazak president, but when the election will take place is less clear.
New bloc formed after parties’ election defeat is intended to work towards a presidential election still two years away.