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Kazakhstan's April Election: Another Means to Make Nazarbayev President for Life
In January, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court ruled against a bid backed by the country's parliament to bypass next year's presidential election and hold a referendum to extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's term until 2020.
News & Updates
Feature
Kazakh Leader Comes Closer to becoming 'President for Life'
Fresh off completing its year as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'s 'Chair-In-Office,' Kazakhstan’s two-chamber parliament recently approved a referendum for a general vote on changing the constitution to allow President Nazarbayev to serve another nine years.
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Report/Paper
Islamic Movements and Democracy in Central Asia: Integration or Isolation?
This paper, presented at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy’s 9th Annual Conference in Washington, DC, addresses the present state of Islamic political movements in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with focus on state and non-state actors.
June 11, 2008
News & Updates
Press Release
Training Helps Journalists Expose Corruption in Malawi
The United States Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) initiative recently concluded training for more than 30 Malawian journalists on investigative and corruption reporting.
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Report/Paper
State of the Judiciary: Malawi 2003
This State of the Judiciary Report for Malawi was written by Edge Kanyongolo, J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., a Malawian law professor with broad expertise in constitutional law, media law and human rights. Edge Kanyongolo has served as facilitator and presenter in many symposia, workshops and conferences on constitutional issues, human rights and civil liberties in Malawi and other African countries. He has worked as a consultant for UN agencies, bilateral donors, non-governmental organizations and others and has participated in the development and implementation of various development and Rule of Law programs in Malawi. This State of the Judiciary Report for Malawi was edited by Keith Henderson, IFES Senior Rule of Law Advisor, and Violaine Autheman, IFES Rule of Law Advisor, who are the authors of the Executive Summary and of Chapter 1 of this Report. They are also responsible for the analytical conclusions in the tables which attempt to evaluate the level of compliance with the Judicial Integrity Principles, included in the Executive Summary and in Annex 2.
March 31, 2004
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Report/Paper
Evaluation of IFES Civic Education Programs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
IFES has an active civic education program in the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The program consists of seven activities--almost all of them directed at high school students--with four of the activities operational in all three countries.
May 31, 2003
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Report/Paper
IFES Civic Education Project, Democracy in Kazakhstan, 2002-2003
This report summarizes the IFES Civic Education Project in Kazakhstan from 2002-2003. The report includes diagrams from the Civic Education Course, Civics tournament, Student groups and summer camps.
March 31, 2003
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Report/Paper
Annex to IFES, Republic of Kazakhstan, Final Project Report July 1, 1997 - December 31, 2001, Civic Education Textbook, Civic Education: Basic Course 1st Edition (1999)
November 30, 2002