On January 22, 2011, the Akim (regional authority) of Burlinsky Region in western Kazakhstan, B.A. Shakimov, met with residents of the village of Berezovka, which …
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Sinkholes Appear in and Around the Village of Berezovka Near the Karachaganak Field in Kazakhstan
Sinkholes are appearing in and around the village of Berezovka as the ground gives way near the territory of the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate …
Zhasil Dala Appeal To The General Prosecutor Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan
Crude Accountability’s partner organization in Berezovka, Kazakhstan has requested an official investigation and assistance in the case of newly formed sinkholes in and around the village. From: The …
Working Group Being Formed to Resolve Berezovka’s “Problem”
The Kazakh press (Kazakhstan Today and Kazinform) announced on Friday, July 23 that a working group is being created by the government of Kazakhstan to …
Out-of-Town Session by a Metropolitan Court in the Village of Berezovka
On April 30, 2010 an out-of-town session of the Astana City Specialized Inter-regional Economic Court was held in the village of Berezovka in connection with …
Kazakhstan has Charged an Oil Extraction Consortium $700 Million in Illegal Revenue
gazeta.ru March 26, 2010http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2010/03/26/n_1475131.shtml Kazakhstan’s State Agency to Combat Economic Crimes and Corruption has filed a claim of more than $700 million against the consortium …
The People have Taken a Partial Step towards Victory
The People have Taken a Partial Step towards Victory Alla Zlobina February 2, 2010 http://www.respublika-kz.info/news/society/7403/ The first ever lawsuit filed by NGOs against the Government …
The Murkiness of Oil Representatives
Vzglad: Delovaya gazeta Zamira Kosmurzieva Uralsk, Kazakhstan January 22, 2010 http://www.respublika-kz.info/files/news/issue/0/69.pdf In its ten years operating in Western Kazakhstan Oblast, the consortium Karachaganak Petroleum Operating …
They’ve Made It to the Second Round
Margarita Nikitina Vremya Astana, Kazakhstan December 25, 2009 The Supreme Court has acknowledged as legal the complaints of the residents of the village of Berezovka …
Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union
We are pleased to draw your attention to the publication of Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union (The MIT Press, June 2009), …