Comments on: Kazakh government: Still annoyed by Borat, but now raking it in http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/kazakh-government-still-annoyed-by-borat-but-now-raking-it-in/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kazakhstan: Playing the Borat card | Pastoon http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/kazakh-government-still-annoyed-by-borat-but-now-raking-it-in/comment-page-1/#comment-14183 Kazakhstan: Playing the Borat card | Pastoon Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:34:06 +0000 http://www.neweurasia.net/?p=6293#comment-14183 [...] Vicky reports that that the government of Kazkahstan is now thawing and reversing its position on Borat, a comic character, as tourism rose by 13% last year. [...] [...] Vicky reports that that the government of Kazkahstan is now thawing and reversing its position on Borat, a comic character, as tourism rose by 13% last year. [...]

]]> By: James http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/kazakh-government-still-annoyed-by-borat-but-now-raking-it-in/comment-page-1/#comment-14039 James Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:09:25 +0000 http://www.neweurasia.net/?p=6293#comment-14039 Thanks for linking over to Pasko's article. He just published the final piece from his travelogue to Kazakhstan, including several interviews on the Zhovtis case and human rights in general. http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/09/grigory_pasko_a_week_in_almaty_part_4.htm Maybe some of these new tourists to Kaz can stop by the Zhovtis trial for a look into how a genuine political prisoner is created! Thanks for linking over to Pasko’s article. He just published the final piece from his travelogue to Kazakhstan, including several interviews on the Zhovtis case and human rights in general.

http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/09/grigory_pasko_a_week_in_almaty_part_4.htm

Maybe some of these new tourists to Kaz can stop by the Zhovtis trial for a look into how a genuine political prisoner is created!

]]> By: Elsewhere on the webs | Vicki Boykis http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/kazakh-government-still-annoyed-by-borat-but-now-raking-it-in/comment-page-1/#comment-14027 Elsewhere on the webs | Vicki Boykis Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:02:22 +0000 http://www.neweurasia.net/?p=6293#comment-14027 [...] I also write for New Eurasia.net.  My latest article there is how Kazakhstan is still making money off Borat. [...] [...] I also write for New Eurasia.net.  My latest article there is how Kazakhstan is still making money off Borat. [...]

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