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Nazarbayev: Since the movie was made by a comedian, laughing at it is all right

Nazarbayev: Since the movie was made by a comedian, laughing at it is all right

22.11.2006 10:35 msk Kazakhstan Politics

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is on a visit to Great Britain these days. At a joint press conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday he was asked questions about the scandalous movie "Borat: America's Cultural Studies For The Famed People Of Kazakhstan". "This journalist Bora

A pro-regime system of political parties is being established in Kazakhstan

A pro-regime system of political parties is being established in Kazakhstan

01.11.2006 12:22 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The Kazakh regime is solidifying its positions in the political life of the country. Political parties line up to join Otan (the Fatherland), the party led by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Asar (All Together), the party of Nazarbayev's daughter Dariga, joined Otan not long ago. The Civilian Party

Outcome of the presidential election in Tajikistan is a foregone conclusion

Outcome of the presidential election in Tajikistan is a foregone conclusion

25.10.2006 13:05 msk Politics Tajikistan

With less than two weeks left before election of the president in Tajikistan, the campaign remains absolutely unhurried and lax. No wonder. That Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov, 54, will come in first is a foregone conclusion. The referendum in Tajikistan in June 2003 amended the Constitution, prolong

The population of Tajikistan will vote for the acting president

The population of Tajikistan will vote for the acting president

23.10.2006 16:48 msk Politics Tajikistan

On November 6, the country will elect the head of state for the next seven years. Mirzoali Boltuyev, Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums, says that the first phase of preparations for the elections is over now and the second phase is under way.

Activization of Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is reported in Tajikistan

Activization of Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is reported in Tajikistan

16.10.2006 15:13 msk Politics Tajikistan

Abdurahim Kaharov, Senior Deputy Interior Minister of Tajikistan, said at his press conference in Dushanbe on October 16 that Hizb-ut-Takhrir and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan activists had gone active in the country.

The authorities of Tajikistan open access to several previously blocked web sites

The authorities of Tajikistan open access to several previously blocked web sites

13.10.2006 17:10 msk Politics Tajikistan

Access to them closed last week, web sites www.ferghna.ru, www.centrasia.ru, and www.arianastorm are available to Internet users in Tajikistan again.

The authorities of Tajikistan closed access to several web sites

The authorities of Tajikistan closed access to several web sites

09.10.2006 15:04 msk Politics Tajikistan

RIA-Novosti news agency reports indicate that the authorities of Tajikistan ordered access to some web sites closed because they "interfere with state policy".

Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev swear allegiance to Russia and ask water from it

Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev swear allegiance to Russia and ask water from it

04.09.2006 16:04 msk Politics Russia

This is the first time since disintegration of the Soviet Union that the president of Uzbekistan is on an official state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The meeting between Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev today was full of mutual praise and confident statements. The visitor said he could

Nazarbayev's son-in-law Rahat Aliyev maintains that monarchy is the best possible arrangement for Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev's son-in-law Rahat Aliyev maintains that monarchy is the best possible arrangement for Kazakhstan

04.09.2006 14:51 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The newspaper Karavan featured a piece by Rahat Aliyev, the husband of president's daughter Dariga Nazarbayeva, titled "Republikostan or Kazakh Sultanate: The Choice Is Ours". Aliyev maintains that monarchy, not republic, is the best possible arrangement for Kazakhstan.

Tajiks will learn history by President Emomali Rakhmonov's biography

Tajiks will learn history by President Emomali Rakhmonov's biography

02.09.2006 12:08 msk Politics Tajikistan

A photo album and six books dedicated to Emomali Rakhmonov's life between 1992 and now were published in Tajikistan. "They will become a teaching aid for whoever studies history of independence of Tajikistan," Presidential Press Service announced. Along with everything else, the books explain to the

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