Application Deadline: June 1, 2008
Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices, in collaboration with the Open Society Institute Public Health Program’s Health Media Initiative, is now accepting project proposals for the third round of microgrant funding of up to $5,000 for new media outreach projects focused especially on public health issues involving marginalized populations. Ideal applicants […]
Below is a translated post by Adam from the Russian language blog.
Numbers of children of high-ranking officials among Kazakh bankers have grown. Now Nurali Rakhatovich Aliev (Nurbank, son of presidential daughter Dariga and now-outcast former deputy foreign minister Rakhat Aliev), Alidar and Anuar Bulatovichs Utemuratovs (ATF-Bank, sons of the chief of presidential apparatus) are […]
As we already reported earlier, the long-running dispute between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan over ownership of resorts on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul has been resolved in favor of Kazakhstan. But far not everyone in Kyrgyzstan is happy with the compromise.
Hundreds of people marched in Issyk-Kul region Saturday to protest a government decision approving […]
The Eurasian Media Forum, a creature of Dariga Nazarbayeva, eldest daughter of the president and ex-wife of outcast Rakhat Aliyev, has been held in Almaty in April 24-26. Shortly before it, Ms. Nazarbayeva spoke with the Internet users via popular forum “Centr Tiajesti” [Gravity Center] and said that the story behind persecution of her […]
As we reported earlier, the Astana’s 10th anniversary celebration plan included a certain amount of money to be spent for PR in the international media. Perhaps, today we can see it in action on the Voice of America, formerly known as the outpost of free speech in Soviet times. Now Valer Gergely picturesquely praises […]
AFP reports that Kazakhstan’s government threatens U.S. oil major Chevron with a fine equivalent to $309 million for alleged environmental violations. This is not the first time an oil company faces environmental fines - and it’s not the first time for Chevron either. Although in most cases these charges do have enough grounds, sometimes […]
This is a translation of Adam’s post from the Russian language blog.
Jaksybek Kulekeev, former president of the largest state company Kazakhstan Railways was arrested red-handed with 100,000$ bribe more than three weeks ago.
Many observers and average citizens almost immediately agred in opinion that the former twice-minister and national company’s top manager was framed by […]
Last week the major democratic opposition force of Kazkahstan, the “Azat” [Freedom] party celebrated official recognition of their new name by the Ministry of Justice. Earlier the party was called “Nagyz Ak Zhol” [True Bright Path], and the new name was adopted at the party congress with a very little advantage. Another proposed name […]
