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UN committee urges Kyrgyzstan to release jailed activist

BISHKEK (TCA) — UN experts have called on Kyrgyzstan to immediately release jailed political activist and journalist Azimjan Askarov, after finding that he had been arbitrarily detained, held in inhumane conditions, tortured and mistreated, and prevented from adequately preparing his trial defence, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a press release on April 21.

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Kazakhstan’s gold reserves estimated at 9.5 thousand tons

ASTANA (TCA) — Projected gold reserves in Kazakhstan are estimated at 9.5 thousand tons, the Chairman of the Committee of Geology and Subsoil Use of the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan Bazarbai Nurabayev said during the 7th mining forum MINEX 2016 in Astana on April 20, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.  

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