President Nazarbaev (file photo) (epa) March 6, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A Kazakh parliamentarian has accused President Nursultan Nazarbaev of losing control over his closest aides following the murder of an opposition leader, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev spoke in veiled terms about the issue of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev's killing at a March 1 joint session of parliament.
Bolat Abilov preparing to vote in Kazakhstan's December 4 presidential election (RFE/RL) March 6, 2006 -- Two opposition activists in Kazakhstan today entered the sixth day of their hunger strike to protest their jailing for holding an unauthorized demonstration.
Central Asian documentary directors and their subjects at RFE/RL today (RFE/RL) Several documentary film directors whose films are appearing at Prague's One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival visited RFE/RL headquarters to talk about why they made the films they did, the issues they raise, and their relevance to society.
The brutal killing of Altynbek Sarsenbaev has sent shock waves through Kazakhstan's political establishment and triggered waves of speculation in the media.
President Nazarbayev won a seven-year term in office last December (epa) March 2, 2006 -- President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said Kazakhstan is drawing a new strategy of national security for the period until 2010.
Kazakh President Nazarbaev (file photo) (RFE/RL) March 2, 2006 -- Kazakhstan's Senate today unanimously approved the personal security boss of President Nursultan Nazarbaev as the country's new intelligence chief.
1 March 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A group of Kazakh opposition leaders started a hunger strike today, protesting a court decision to jail them for organizing an unsanctioned mass gathering, RFE/RL’s Kazakh service reported.
1 March 2006 -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev gave his annual address to the nation today, pledging reforms and "tough" measures to ensure stability. <br />
28 February 2006 -- An unofficial commission monitoring the investigation into the killing of a Kazakh opposition leader says it's "hard to believe" the murder was masterminded by a parliament official, and urged authorities to widen the investigation.
Kazakh authorities say Erzhan Utembaev masterminded the killing of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev on 13 February -- and "personal enmity" was why he did it.
ASTANA, 27 February 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakh Interior Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedjanov said today the head of the Senate administration planned the murder of the opposition leader, Altynbek Sarsenbaev.
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