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Kazakhstan's former President Nursultan Nazarbayev waves to supporters after his presidential victory in 2005
KAZAKHSTAN’S President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation today after 30 years of unopposed rule.
The 78-year-old told the oil-rich nation in a televised speech that he had made the “difficult” decision to end his presidency.
Mr Nazarbayev, who hired Tony Blair in 2014 to advise him on how to spin the killing of 15 peaceful protesters, did not give a specific reason for quitting.
Newly revealed documents reveal that MI5 taught Brazilian secret police the techniques deployed by the 1964-85 military dictatorship in horrific prisons like Rio de Janeiro’s House of Death. SARA VIVACQUA reports
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan