'Fair Kazakhstan'? Long Prison Sentences For Opposition Figures Show Kazakh Officials' Fear, Activists Say
Nurzhan Altaev and Marat Zhylanbaev are different types of opposition figures -- one from outside the system, the other a formal official. But the message of Kazakh authorities to any would-be government opponent appears to be the same: No candidates need apply for this position.
Source: rferl.org