Appeal to the representatives of the European society to provide humanitarian assistance to the Mangistau Province inhabitants who suffered as a result of disorder.
Appeal to the representatives of the European society to provide humanitarian assistance to the Mangistau Province inhabitants who suffered as a result of disorder.
The agitation period of the election campaign in Kazakhstan started, but the main pertinent events of the week were the tragic occurrences in Zhanaozen.
On 16thDecember, 2011 in the city of Zhanaozen at approx. 10 a.m. local time on Independence Day, striking oil workers and their family members, who have been taking part in the protests since 17th May 2011, were dispersed by means of extreme measures in the form of the use of noxious gases and the
In Kazakhstan, the stage of candidate nomination is coming to an end and international organisations are forming observation groups.
While pre-election party conferences are held, human rights organisations issue statements about the high level of corruption and the deterioration of freedom of speech in Kazakhstan.
This issue is devoted to the risk of terrorism and extremism in Kazakhstan.
On November 14-16, 2011 in the Akimat of the city of Zhanaozen meetings of the dismissed workers of the production branch “KarazhanbasMunai” and the representatives of the authorities were held.
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, and the National Public Association “The Communist Party of Kazakhstan” were found guilty of committing an administrative illegality and were subjected to administrative penalties.
On 10.11.2011, the deputies of the 4th convocation of the Majilis Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan appealed to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan requesting the dissolution of Parliament.
On October 26, 2011, Asan Amilov, a cameraman, and Orken Bisen, a journalist from the “Stan.kz” were subject to armed attack in Aktau, the Mangistau District. The bullet-wounded victims were admitted to hospital. A criminal investigation was initiated in connection with the incident.
Strikes of oil and gas industry workers in western regions of Kazakhstan have been continuing for over five months now.
The protests of the oil sector workers fueled tension between the authorities, NGOs and independent media.
This issue of the bulletin was prepared by the analytical department of the Open Dialogue Foundation and it is devoted to the subject of oil sector workers protests in Western Kazakhstan.
On October 26, 2011 in the city of Zhanaozen, at approx. 5.30 p.m. local time, an armed attack was carried out against Yestay Karashaev, a dismissed striking oil sector worker.
Today in Zhanaozen police officers stopped the car transporting the copies of the newspaper “Voice of the Respublika.”

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