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A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence

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By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press A trial of a former government official charged with killing his wife has riveted Kazakhstan with lurid video of the attack, sparking a national conversation about domestic violence and leading to the government enacting a tougher law on spousal abuse. Many in the Central Asian country of over 19 million people see it as a moment of truth for the president’s promises of reforms and making officials accountabl…

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A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence

The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it

9 days ago·United States

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A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence

9 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence

By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it was recorded, she died of brain trauma. The trial of businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan’s former economy minister, in the death of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova, has touched a nerve in the Central Asian country. Tens of thousands of pe…

9 days ago·Panama City, United States

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