Andrei Grishin
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Referendum allowing President Nazarbaev to stay on without election would be bad for democracy, critics say.
Instead of promoting human rights issues, regime accused of tidying them away.
Kazak authorities applying own rules on asylum-seekers in the face of accepted international standards.
Activists say Kazak leaders have sidelined human rights from international group’s agenda.
More and more groups voicing concerns through public protests.
Long-term residents say they face arbitrary obstructions and barely concealed message that they aren't wanted.
The government is refusing to register youth groups it fears are plotting a revolution.
After the secret service warns of dangers posed by foreign Islamic militants, non-Kazak Muslims fear their communities will be stigmatised.