If Mandela Could’ve Blogged…

by Alexander_Visotzky

Since Kazakhstan assumed chairmanship of the OSCE on January 1st, I haven’t heard much regarding Kazakhstan’s two high-profile political prisoners, Evgenii Zhovtis and Mukhtar Dzhakishev.  I was slightly and pleasantly shocked to learn this week, however, that Zhovtis is somehow blogging from prison. Presumably there isn’t much to do at prison colony 156/13 near Ust-Kammenogrsk [...]

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The Plot Sickens…

by Alexander_Visotzky

Interesting Eurasianet article on the video clips of former Kazatomprom chief, Mukhtar Dzhakishev that somehow made their way onto Youtube a couple weeks back. (Check it out here) The story adds a whole new dimension to the Dzhakishev saga. The Kazatomprom chief, it seems, was courting a Canadian company, Uranium One, to be the leader [...]

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