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March 2023 - Kazakhstan Special Weapons News
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- Kazakh Tycoon Related To Former President's Family Handed Eight-Year Prison Term RFE/RL 31 Mar 2023 -- Kazakh tycoon Qairat Boranbaev, whose daughter is the widow of the grandson of former President Nursultan Nazarbaev, has been sentenced to eight years in prison on corruption charges.
- Kazakhstan 2023 parliamentary elections: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 31 Mar 2023 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown welcomes ODIHR's report and Kazakhstan's engagement, as the country continues its programme of reforms.
- Three Kazakh Activists Detained In Almaty After Demonstrating For Release Of Relatives From Xinjiang RFE/RL 27 Mar 2023 -- Police detained three Kazakh activists in Almaty on March 27 after they demonstrated near the Chinese consulate to demand the release of their relatives from China's Xinjiang Province.
- As Expected, Kazakhstan's Ruling Party Takes Majority Of Seats In Parliamentary Vote RFE/RL 27 Mar 2023 -- As expected, the ruling Amanat party won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan earlier this month, official results show, in a vote the Central Election Commission said had several "minor" violations but that some opposition politicians claimed was marred by issues.
- Kazakhstan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the outcome of parliamentary elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 20 Mar 2023 -- The European Union takes note of the preliminary results of yesterday's elections in Kazakhstan, for the lower chamber of the parliament (Mäjılıs) held along with the local elections.
- Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections offered voters increased choice, although limitations on fundamental freedoms and participation remain, international observers say OSCE 20 Mar 2023 -- The 19 March early parliamentary elections were held in the context of reforms introduced to bring Kazakhstan closer to holding elections in line with international standards and OSCE commitments, as legal amendments addressed several previous recommendations and provided increased choice for voters. However, limits on the exercise of fundamental freedoms remain, and some political groups continued to be prevented from participation as parties in elections. Further changes to the legal framework are needed to provide a sufficient basis for conducting democratic elections, the international observers said in a statement released today.
- Hints Of Change? Five Takeaways From Kazakhstan's Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 20 Mar 2023 -- Parliamentary elections held on March 19 marked the end of the first political cycle in Kazakhstan since bloody unrest killed 238 people and saw President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev emerge as Kazakhstan's preeminent leader last year.
- Kazakh Ruling Party Dominates Vote, OSCE Sees Some Progress, Some Candidates Cry Foul RFE/RL 20 Mar 2023 -- The ruling Amanat party appears to have won a majority of seats in a general election in Kazakhstan that international observers said showed some progress over previous votes while a number of opposition politicians claimed that the balloting was unfair.
- Polls In Kazakhstan Close In Parliamentary Elections As Authorities Look To Counter Unrest Threat RFE/RL 19 Mar 2023 -- Millions of voters in Kazakhstan cast ballots in snap parliamentary elections on March 19 as the Central Asian nation completed a political cycle after bloody unrest last year left at least 238 people dead.
- Kazakh Authorities Seek 'Change They Can Control' In Parliament Election RFE/RL 18 Mar 2023 -- More than a year after cataclysmic political unrest and against the unsettling background of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kazakhstan will complete a political cycle with its third nationwide vote in less than a year.
- UN Human Rights Chief Calls On Kazakh Authorities To Investigate Deadly Events Of January 2022 RFE/RL 17 Mar 2023 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called on Kazakh authorities to thoroughly investigate the violent dispersal of mass anti-government protests in January 2022 that left at least 238 people dead, including 19 law enforcement officers.
- Court Orders Former Kazakh President's Brother To Return Stake In Company To State RFE/RL 16 Mar 2023 -- Kazakhstan's Supreme Court has ordered Bolat Nazarbaev, the younger brother of the Central Asian nation's former President Nursultan Nazarbaev, to return to the state an almost 32 percent stake he holds in the Almaty Heavy Machinery Factory (AZTM).
- Kazakhstan Impounds Property Of Russian Cosmodrome Operator In Baikonur RFE/RL 14 Mar 2023 -- Kazakh authorities have impounded the property of Russia's main operator of spacecraft launching sites in Baikonur (Baiqonyr) in the Central Asian nation's southern region of Qyzylorda.
- Joint Statement on the C5+1 Ministerial in Astana US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the U.S. Secretary of State and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial in Astana, Kazakhstan on February 28.
- Former Kazakh Defense Minister Gets 12 Years In Prison Over 2022 Deadly Unrest RFE/RL 09 Mar 2023 -- Kazakhstan's former defense minister, Murat Bektanov, who was detained after unprecedented anti-government protests that turned into deadly unrest in January 2022, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
- Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 06 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
- Relatives 'Held Hostage': Ethnic Kazakhs Fear Chinese Persecution After Settling Abroad RFE/RL 06 Mar 2023 -- A naturalized Kazakh citizen, Raqyzhan Zeinolla made what he thought would be a brief visit in 2004 to see relatives in his native Xinjiang region in northwestern China.
- Kazakh Opposition Candidates Battle To Compete In Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- Nobody can accuse Lukpan Akhmedyarov of being a system candidate.
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