Authoritarian regime

July 18, 2013

UN condemns Italy’s deportation of mother and child

UN human rights experts have condemned Rome’s “unlawful ” deportations of the wife and child of a fugitive Kazakh dissident, saying the expulsions amount to an “extraordinary rendition” […]
July 9, 2013

Angelino Alfano accused of ordering an ‘extraordinary rendition’ to help Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Silvio Berlusconi’s top ally in Italy’s coalition government has been accused of ordering an “extraordinary rendition” to help Kazakhstan’s dictator, President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The wife and six year […]
June 1, 2013

Italian Police Arrest Mother and 6-Year-Old Girl and Force them onto Flight to Kazakhstan

Wife and Daughter of Dictator’s Archrival Face Torture in Kazakhstan. After Violent Wednesday Night Arrest in Rome Raid, Mercilessly Expelled Friday Despite Torture Risk. Italy to Face Legal […]
May 22, 2013

‘Tis the time’s plague; when madmen lead the blind

William Shakespeare The follow-up to the answer given by Rashid Tusupbekov at an online conference organized by him made me analyze the current situation in Kazakhstan and Switzerland […]
May 10, 2013

“My nephew was killed, and the authorities tried to detain my relatives!”

“On April 9 of this year, I called my sister in East Kazakhstan. She reported that my nephew, Dmitry Stryapchev, has died under unknown circumstances. He was born […]
April 11, 2013

Every official is at risk of becoming a criminal

Every official serving in the administration of the President of Kazakhstan should clearly understand: he or she will be turned in when Nursultan Nazarbayev deems it convenient or […]
December 21, 2012

The Case of Viktor Khrapunov

The former major of Almaty considers that the Kazakh president is trying to manipulate Swiss media and justice. He proclaims his good faith in an interview with L’Agefi. […]
November 30, 2012

Press Release

The Khrapunov Family in the Sights of the Kazakh Dictatorship. The legal authorities of Kazakhstan, controlled by the dictator Noursoultan Nazarbaïev, have compiled a dossier with the aim […]
November 30, 2012

Nazarbayev’s Readings: Whose Praise Will Be the Biggest

In Astana, on the eve of the First President’s Day which the country will celebrate tomorrow, there was a competition between the leading masters of flattery, fawning, and […]
October 4, 2012

«The murders were a sign that we could be next»

Viktor Khrapunov, currently living in exile in Geneva and formerly an important political leader in Kazakhstan, is wanted by Interpol. In this interview, he speaks about the accusations […]