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• The Naked Truth

  This is one way to promote a new website: Guljan Yergaliyeva, who resigned as editor of the Svoboda Slova newspaper in January in protest against government repression of the media, particularly during the push to pass a referendum to extend the President’s term until 2020, has launched a new media site Guljan. As a symbol [...]

  6/12/11 • (1)

• Not Keeping Up With News

  Just wanted to write a quick apology for not posting here much in the past few months. Nothing horrible has happened to me; as long time readers will already know, occasionally life gets too hectic for me to keep up my blog and do everything else. While I love blogging and can usually find an [...]

  6/07/11 • (0)

• Suicide Bombing Religious After All?

  Despite the official statement by the General Prosecutor’s Office that the suicide bomber in Aktobe was a suspected criminal who killed himself to avoid answering for his crimes, there seem to be indications that the attack was religiously motivated. Central Asia Online is reporting that Rakhymzhan Makhatov, age 25, had become more religious since getting [...]

  5/23/11 • (0)

• Media Sensationalization or Damning Evidence?

  A local Virginian paper has an update on the death of Kyril Denyakin, including some questionable posts on Facebook by the officer who shot Denyakin. While the name of the officer hasn’t been released officially, the Virginian Pilot article identifies him as Officer Stephen D. Rankin. I believe I saw earlier reports indicating the officer [...]

  5/21/11 • (1)

• Letter to Obama From Kazakhstan

  Activists marched to the US Embassy in Almaty the other day, and delivered a letter to President Obama demanding an investigation into the death of Kyril Denyakin. Denyakin was shot by a police officer answering a 911 call. The officer fired when, allegedly, Denyakin did not respond to commands and moved toward the officer in [...]

  5/20/11 • (0)

• Suicide Bomber in Aktobe

  This morning a suicide bomber blew himself up near the headquarters of the KNB (former KGB) in Aktobe. No one was killed except the bomber himself, but two or four people were injured (depending on which account is true). One victim, Zhenisbek Mauldin, is in serious condition [RU]. The General Prosecutor’s Office has released the [...]

  5/17/11 • (1)

• Am I Going Bananas?

  According to an article on Eurasianet, a Kazakh farmer in South Kazakhstan managed to grow 2000 bananas in a greenhouse. Apparently they’re small but sweeter than normal bananas. This could be the start of Kazakhstan as an alternative, closer (and therefore cheaper) source of tropical fruits for Russia and Europe! I really hope I can [...]

  5/16/11 • (0)

• Richest Man in Kazakhstan?

  Apparently it could be Bulat Utermuratov, former advisor to the President, and former chief of staff. Forbes estimates he is worth US$1 billion but a bit of market dealing may make him $2 billion richer. Glencore, a private Switzerland-based commodities trader, the biggest company you’ve never heard of, is a joint owner of KazZinc with [...]

  5/14/11 • (0)

• Vino Shines

  Without international stars Alberto Contador or Lance Armstrong among their ranks, Team Astana hasn’t been getting as much world press for their wins. But Kazakhstan-born star Alexandre Vinokurov has actually been doing his team proud. Maybe because he announced that this will be his last season or maybe because he no longer plays support to [...]

  5/07/11 • (0)

• Kazakhstani Shot By Police

  This is a terrible story and it’s doing bad things for the image of the US in Kazakhstan. A 26 year old man, Kiril Denyakin, who was working in Portsmouth, VA was shot by police on the 23rd of April. The local paper has the most complete account I’ve seen so far. Apparently, Denyakin was [...]

  4/29/11 • (6)

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