The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office has accused the administration of the Respublika pro-opposition newspaper of repeatedly violating registration regulations. The registration requirements were violated “by the aforementioned editorial office this year when it published a number of newspapers: Set.Kz, Respublika, Delovoye Obozreniye, Pyatoye Izmereniye and Assandi- times,” the Prosecutor General’s …

KAZAKH OPPOSITION SUSPECTS ARSON ATTACK ON OFFICE A fire broke out in a room of presidential candidate and leader of the bloc For Fair Kazakhstan Zharmakhan Tuyakbai’s Kustanai regional campaign headquarters, the Kazakh opposition said. “The fire broke out on the second floor early on Sunday morning and was quickly …

The Kazakh opposition party Ak Zhol has applied to register Alikhan Baimenov as its presidential candidate. The party submitted an extract from the protocol of its special congress, which nominated Ak Zhol leader Baimenov as the party’s presidential candidate, to the Kazakh Central Elections Commission along with a written statement …