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| 20.61% [[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]] |time_zone = [[Time in Kazakhstan|West{{\}}East]]

...alists identified a "growing pattern" of intimidation of the media, and in 2012 several opposition media outlets were ordered to be shut down on charges of ...sed-but-still-jabbing-kazakh-heavyweights.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Wines 2012]</ref> (One owner found a human skull placed on his doorstep.<ref name="nyt

...=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref> In April 2015, Nazarbayev [[Kazakhstani presidential election, 2015|was re-ele ...esided over an authoritarian regime.<ref name="dissent"/> No election held in [[Kazakhstan]] since independence has met international standards.<ref name

...flag and state seal in an Astana polling place before the 2007 legislative elections.]] ...(Lower House) and the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] (Upper House). Local elections for maslikhats (local representative bodies) are held every five years.<ref

{{refimprove|date=March 2012|reason=So far only one reference is included}} ...ve power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[Forms of government|government]] and the two chambers of parliam

| voting_system2 = proportional representation (In the Assembly) | last_election2 = [[Kazakhstani legislative election, 2012]]

...t Socialist Republics as a renewed federation of equal sovereign republics in which the rights and freedom of an individual of any nationality will be fu ...[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p492 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> </blockquote>

| election_name = Kazakhstani legislative election, 2012 | election_date = 15 January 2012

| previous_election = Kazakhstani legislative election, 2012 | previous_year = 2012

...2010 Census]], the city had a population of 572,076, making it the largest in the [[North Caucasus Federal District]].<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref ...leading to a renewed conflict between the Russian Federation and militants in the North Caucasus region.

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|caption=Wu'erkaixi in Taipei, 2013 ...Uyghur]], he was born in Beijing on February 17, 1968 with ancestral roots in [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture]], [[Xinjiang]]. He achieved prominence

...ov]], remained in detention after unfair trials ... Torture remains common in places of detention."<ref>[[Human Rights Watch]], [https://www.hrw.org/worl ...Guardian]]|date=11 March 2015|quote=Nazarbaev has clamped down on dissent in Kazakhstan, and the country has never held an election judged to be free or

...e|url=http://www.dandavats.com/?p=4846|work=Dandavats|accessdate=April 21, 2012}}</ref> ...oman Catholic]], and [[Jewish]] leaders reported high levels of acceptance in society. During the reporting period, the dominant Islamic and Russian Orth