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  • Who is Paul Ville and why is h…

    Who is Paul Ville and why is he shilling for Kazakhstan all over the place all of a sudden?

  • Leader of Nurotan gets more me…

    Leader of Nurotan gets more media attn @romanvassilenko: Nazarbayev’s message ahead of #sailau #election2012 http://t.co/wBRYlSkP

  • Interesting. http://t.co/23×8…

    Interesting. http://t.co/23x8JxCx

  • Or is thus an admission that t…

    Or is thus an admission that the govt efforts to stabilize #Zhanaozen are failing? It can’t be both stable and unsafe for voters.

  • Is the right to vote not enshr…

    Is the right to vote not enshrined in the Constitution? http://t.co/ZlO9P0Za

  • How did I miss this? Plans to …

    How did I miss this? Plans to smear Sting after he refused to come to KZ? http://t.co/cwpJWZ2w

  • But violence done by hooligans…

    But violence done by hooligans not oil workers @Kazakhstannews: Reuters: Kazakh leader to sack son-in-law after riots http://t.co/O31pzipQ”

  • Oil Workers Appeal to President

    Just discovered this draft post on my site. Interesting in light of recent events that they felt appealing to the President would help. Although it hasn’t made much news inside Kazakhstan, for several months yet again oil workers have been striking in Western Kazakhstan. Now they have come to Astana to ask the President to […]

  • KZ embassy account of #Zhanaoz…

    KZ embassy account of #Zhanaozen v specific about actions of protesters (doesnt say strikers) and v vague about police http://t.co/SbrTuXDA

  • Protests and violence spreads …

    Protests and violence spreads to Shetpe @RussianSphinx: RT @patrickgjackson: #Zhanaozen http://t.co/EAlxkt0O #Азар