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<description><![CDATA[We are very concerned about the temporary detention and alleged mistreatment of three Uzbek refugees and two Uzbek asylum seekers that took place last week in Almaty. The five men reported to UNHCR that...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Guterres wraps up fruitful first visit to Central Asia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres agrees to boost refugee assistance in the Kyrgyz Republic and urges Kazakhstan to help address the migration-asylum nexus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[After generations away, Kazakhs come home to an independent country]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 600,000 ethnic Kazakhs have returned to Kazakhstan since independence, many after generations of life in other countries]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan: UNHCR concerned for Chinese Uighur asylum seeker]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is deeply concerned about the fate of a Chinese Uighur asylum seeker in Kazakhstan who disappeared in Almaty on October 23 and has not been seen or heard of since. The asylum seeker had been detained...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping Chechens back on their feet in Kazakhstan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Kazakhstan, people who fled conflict in the Russian republic of Chechnya are not admitted to the asylum system. The UN refugee agency is helping some 5,000 of them by providing grants and legal aid to improve their lives in exile.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan: Uzbek refugee handed over to UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ We are greatly encouraged by the Kazakhstan authorities release today into UNHCR's care, of an Uzbek refugee who was the subject of an extradition request by Uzbekistan. The refugee was handed over this...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan: UNHCR concern for arrested Uzbek refugee]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is concerned about an Uzbek refugee who was arrested by Kazakh security agents on June 24 in Almaty. The Uzbek refugee, who has been living in the country for seven years with his family, has been...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR deplores forced return of asylum seeker by Kazakhstan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR has been dismayed to learn about the forced return by the authorities of Kazakhstan of an asylum seeker from Kyrgyzstan. Kadyrov Dastan Kurmanbekovich, a prominent Kyrgyz opposition figure who was...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan: UNHCR welcomes release of Uzbek activist, praises government commitment to upholding international principles]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Kazakh authorities early today released and put under UNHCR's protection a prominent Uzbek human rights activist who had taken refuge in Kazakhstan in the aftermath of the 13 May events in Andijan. As...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Kazakhstan's release of Uzbek activist]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Kazakh authorities today released Lutfullo Shamsuddinov, a prominent Uzbek human rights activist, to UNHCR protection. Uzbekistan was calling for the extradition of the recognised refugee, who is now on his way to resettlement in a third country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan: UNHCR extremely concerned at detention of Uzbek refugee]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ A high-profile Uzbek human rights activist, Mr. Lutfullo Shamsuddinov, has been detained by police in the Kazakh capital, Almaty, along with six of his dependents. Mr. Shamsuddinov sought asylum in Kazakhstan...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR opens office in Kazakh capital]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The new office in Astana will help the UN refugee agency build more partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organisations to care for some 16,000 refugees and asylum seekers in the Central Asian country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan accedes to 1951 convention]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ On January 15, Kazakhastan became the 137th country to accede to the 1951 Geneva Convention or 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees. ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 1999 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes accession of Kazakhstan to the 1951 Refugee Convention]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes the ratification by Kazakhstan of the main international instrument to protect refugees. Kazakhstan acceded to the 1951 Convention and its 1967...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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