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Saturday, 12 June 2004
KAZAKH OPPOSITION PARTIES HOLD RALLY
By empty (6/12/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Opposition parties Ak Zhol, Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, and the Communist Party held an authorized rally in Almaty on 12 June that organizers said drew approximately 5,000 people. Ak Zhol initiated the demonstration, under the slogan of \"Changes for a Dignified Life.\" \"We call on the government and the authorities to have an open dialogue with us,\" Ak Zhol co-Chairman Bulat Abilov said.
Opposition parties Ak Zhol, Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, and the Communist Party held an authorized rally in Almaty on 12 June that organizers said drew approximately 5,000 people. Ak Zhol initiated the demonstration, under the slogan of \"Changes for a Dignified Life.\" \"We call on the government and the authorities to have an open dialogue with us,\" Ak Zhol co-Chairman Bulat Abilov said. \"We say that the time has come for negotiations.... We need open and honest dialogue.\" (Interfax-Kazakhstan)