Zhovtis Case turning into Test of Astana’s OSCE Credibility

    Domestic and international pressure on Kazakhstan appears to be building as the case of prominent human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis, who was convicted earlier in September of vehicular manslaughter a car that killed a pedestrian, is moving into the appeals phase.     Zhovtis received a four-year sentence on September 3 following a...