Statement of International Human Rights and Rule of Law Defenders: Mukhtar Ablyazov’s Expulsion from France Must Be Stopped

Statement of International Human Rights and Rule of Law Defenders: Mukhtar Ablyazov’s Expulsion from France Must Be Stopped

26.09.2023

It falls upon France to protect the refugee on its soil. A withdrawal of Ablyazov’s asylum status and his expulsion under Kazakhstan’s influence, if effective, would be a dangerous precedent and further encouragement for autocrats to weaponize the law against their opponents, making a mockery of French, European and international justice. We, the representatives of […]

Statement re. P. A. Panzeri and The Spectator’s article by M. Hollingsworth

Statement re. P. A. Panzeri and The Spectator’s article by M. Hollingsworth

16.01.2023

Following the article by Mark Hollingsworth, published by The Spectator on 14 January 2023, we would like to highlight the fact that the Open Dialogue Foundation has little to no history of cooperation with former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, one of the main suspects in the so-called Qatargate affair. It is necessary to note that […]

The Open Dialogue Foundation’s Case Dossier Compromises the Internal Security Agency

The Open Dialogue Foundation’s Case Dossier Compromises the Internal Security Agency

17.11.2020

he information in the case dossier maintained by the Internal Security Agency [ABW] and collected in the course of an investigation against the Open Dialogue Foundation has been either derived from unreliable sources, or just known for years – claims Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

What dirt the Internal Security Agency has on Kozlovska

What dirt the Internal Security Agency has on Kozlovska

17.11.2020

We learned the content of the dossier prepared by the Internal Security Agency as part of the investigation against Lyudmyla Kozlovska. As it turns out, these documents strongly undermine the credibility of the Agency. The information contained in the documents comes either from unreliable sources or has been known for years.

Italian court sentenced all the defendants for the abduction of Alma Shalabayeva and her 6-year-old daughter

Italian court sentenced all the defendants for the abduction of Alma Shalabayeva and her 6-year-old daughter

26.10.2020

The criminal court of Perugia, Italy, has just delivered a long-awaited decision on Alma Shalabayeva’s case. On 14 October 2020, the Italian court sentenced to prison six Italian law-enforcement officers on ‘abduction’ charges and one justice of the peace for ‘forgery’. In 2013, Alma Shalabayeva, wife of Kazakhstani opposition leader and political refugee Mukhtar Ablyazov, […]

DCK leader Mukhtar Ablyazov receives political asylum in France

DCK leader Mukhtar Ablyazov receives political asylum in France

05.10.2020

We are pleased to inform you that on 29 September 2020, the National Asylum Court of France delivered a historical decision granting refugee status to Kazakhstani opposition leader Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Statement of the Open Dialogue Foundation of 15 June 2018 with regard to the defamation campaign against the Foundation

Statement of the Open Dialogue Foundation of 15 June 2018 with regard to the defamation campaign against the Foundation

20.06.2018

Please be advised that any video recordings recently posted on the Internet allegedly involving Lyudmyla Kozlovska, associating her with Bill Browder (initiator of the Global Magnitsky Law campaign) and Mukhtar Ablyazov, (leader of the opposition movement “Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan”) are fake.

Iskander Yerimbetov, one of the defendants in the case of Ablyazov, is being subjected to torture in the detention centre

Iskander Yerimbetov, one of the defendants in the case of Ablyazov, is being subjected to torture in the detention centre

04.12.2017

Businessman Iskander Yerimbetov has become another victim of the criminal case against the Kazakhstani opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov. Yerimbetov is the brother of Botagoz Jardemalie, Ablyazov’s lawyer who has been granted political asylum in Belgium.

PACE: “Kazakhstan: political oppression, injustice and torture must be stopped”

PACE: “Kazakhstan: political oppression, injustice and torture must be stopped”

13.10.2017

On 11 October, 2017, 26 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a written declaration calling for the immediate cessation of political oppression, injustice and torture in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Spies, lies and the oligarch: inside London’s booming secrets industry

Spies, lies and the oligarch: inside London’s booming secrets industry

29.09.2017

The battle over fugitive billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov stretches from Kazakhstan to Knightsbridge

Vocal Europe: “Monday talk with Lyudmyla Kozlovska on the misuse of INTERPOL by autocratic regimes”

Vocal Europe: “Monday talk with Lyudmyla Kozlovska on the misuse of INTERPOL by autocratic regimes”

11.09.2017

Fugitive alerts issued by Interpol, the international law enforcement clearinghouse, can make it hard for fugitives to slip across borders. But, the group’s ‘red notice’ database is frequently used by authoritarian governments to control and prosecute dissidents, human rights activists

Kazakhstan: The life of political prisoner Mukhtar Dzhakishev is in danger

Kazakhstan: The life of political prisoner Mukhtar Dzhakishev is in danger

11.09.2017

Mukhtar Dzhakishev’s serious chronic diseases have become more advanced. He is in a need of urgent hospitalisation. Serving time in one of the harshest penal facilities in Kazakhstan, Dzhakishev is not receiving the necessary medical care

“L’Opinione: Don’t let INTERPOL be an instrument of the authoritarian regimes”

“L’Opinione: Don’t let INTERPOL be an instrument of the authoritarian regimes”

01.09.2017

The issue of abusive Red Notices has become topical once again in the media, after Turkey issued an Interpol arrest warrant to detain a German writer in Spain, Mr Doğan Akhanlı. In an article published by an Italian newspaper, ‘L’Opinione delle Libertà’, it takes the example of the Turkish dissident

The Extradition of Yerzhan Kadesov: Kazakhstani authorities received another hostage

The Extradition of Yerzhan Kadesov: Kazakhstani authorities received another hostage

14.08.2017

On 24 July 2017, a former BTA Bank employee, Yerzhan Kadesov was extradited from Hungary to Kazakhstan. The information was announced by the Anti-Corruption Agency in Kazakhstan on 10 August 2017.

The Report: The case of Muratkhan Tokmadi

The Report: The case of Muratkhan Tokmadi

10.08.2017

Through the use of torture, the NSC is forcing Tokmadi to give false testimony confirming that 13 years ago, he ‘committed murder’ ‘at the instruction’ of opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov

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