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The jailing of the two men shows the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev well understands that it can no longer underestimate the power of new forms of civic activism.
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Nurseit Niyazbekov
Dr Nurseit Niyazbekov holds PhD in Politics and MSc in Sociology from the University of Oxford. Right now he is teaching and researching as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan. Before that he used to work in various other universities in Kazakhstan as well as international and non-governmental organizations. He often consults international think tanks and researchers on issues related to political risks, social welfare and protests in Kazakhstan.