Media Fears as Kazakstan Heads for Unelected Presidency
Newspaper’s plan to campaign against prolonging president’s rule lands it in trouble.
Newspaper’s plan to campaign against prolonging president’s rule lands it in trouble.
Referendum allowing President Nazarbaev to stay on without election would be bad for democracy, critics say.
IWPR partner radio stations say service helps develop their journalists and lift their output.
IWPR partner radio stations say service helps develop their journalists and lift their output.
Local and international watchdogs report backsliding in a year when major improvements were promised.
Central government’s commitment to penal reform has yet to feed through to prison management, activists say.
United Nations rapporteur says legislation must ensure truly independent inspections of detention facilities.
Kazak authorities applying own rules on asylum-seekers in the face of accepted international standards.