#justice for saltanat

[thejesterconcept]

Alright, this is basically me paraphrasing a tiktok made by TikTok user melodieospan, about an issue in Kazakhstan. Please look her up on TikTok and watch her videos on this. For those who do not know; on November 9th, of 2023, the ex-minister of economy of Kazakhstan, Quandyq Beshimbayev, murdered his wife., Saltanat Nukenova, in a restaurant.

Over the past month or so, he had been undergoing a court case, which, so far, can only be described as a fat joke.

All of the screwed up and graphic details of this case, murder, and trial that I know of as of now will be talked about here, so if you can be sensitive to murder stuff, please do look it up elsewhere to find a less graphic discussion. TikTok user melodieospan has some. But I do ask you look into this, it is a problem.

For those of you still here, great. Here we go, prepare yourself.

He had beat his wife, Saltanat, for 8 hours straight, Beshimbayev covered her alive, wheezing body with a blanket, then went back to eating his food like nothing had happened, and he didn't do something so awful.

No ambulance was called. He just ate in the same room as his dying wife. His brother showed up. ALSO did nothing. Except for trying to help Beshimbayev cover up the whole thing.

They took her phone, and drove it around the city for hours, so that no one could look for her.

Saltanat tried leaving her husband multiple times, but always came back, and, according to various sources, Beshimbayev forced her to make a innapropriate video with him, and he used it as blackmail.

All of this has been proved, so it makes you wonder, 'why has there been no punishment yet?'.

That isn't exactly how Kazakhstan works. In order for a murderer to be found guilty of the murder he commited, it also has to be proved that the victim did not DESERVE it.

In this court case, for some reason, they have been discussing every single possible reason for why she deserved to die, like she might've been an alcoholic, she might've been mentally unstable, and Quandyq Beshimbayev is somehow allowed to go off for HOURS on how terrible of a wife she was, and 'oh, how she would raise her hands at him'.

Which, okay. But if she did that, why is she the dead one? And the brother of Saltanat, Aitbek Amangeldy, has been treated so disgustingly by the court.

Just, imagine this:

Losing your sister, one of the people you love the most in the whole entire world, in such a truly terrible way, and then having to stand in front of all these people, who ask such stupid questions, such as;

'What was your sister's preference with her relationships with men?'

'Did she like to dominate them, or did she like when they dominated her?'.

And this man who is grieving cannot show any emotion while answering these questions . Every time he answers with emotion in it, he is reprimanded by the judge, being told that he might just be found guilty for his disrespect to the court.

Aitbek Amangeldy, the brother to the victim, is being treat as if he were the murderer, while the murderer himself is not taking this seriously, because he is laughing and smiling, and passing notes.

It has been five months, Beshimbayev has been proved to be the murderer, and is still referred to as the 'subject', and there has not been a sentence in over five months.

This is sickening, but there are things people can do to help change the Justice system in Kazakhstan, even if you are not a Kazakhstani citizen.

-Raise Awareness in the International community

Even something as simple as interacting with this post, or anything else out there about this case. Writing comments in ANY and ALL languages, reposting, anything. Talk

-Support Domestic Violence Protection services everywhere you can

Anything you can do to support charities and services that help prevent or stop domestic violence, especially towards women, but just in general as well. A threat to justice anywhere is a threat everywhere.

[hekpacubo]

I'll be disappointed in this world if Kuandyk Bishimbayev is not punished to the fullest extent of the law for the brutal murder of his wife Saltanat Nukenova.

[miraculousloverandhater]

JUSTICE TO SALTANAT NUKENOVA! 🇰🇿

[mariacallous]

Over the past month, the public in Kazakhstan has been closely following the jury trial of Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who was accused of brutally beating and killing his wife, Saltanat Nukenova. While formally the trial was about domestic violence, it captivated the public and mobilized many sectors of society due to its political significance.

The trial found Bishimbayev, a former Kazakh finance minister, who was previously convicted of bribery and embezzlement, guilty of torturing and murdering Nukenova. Bishimbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison, while his accomplice and family member Bakhytzhan Baizhanov received four years behind bars.

Broadcast live, the trial sparked intense public discussions across generations, regardless of social class or political allegiances. Since the early 2010s, Kazakhstan’s activists have increasingly relied on social media to bridge vast distances across the country. Dozens of influencer accounts meticulously analyzed witness testimonies and the accused’s responses to prosecutor questioning.

Kazakh diaspora activists and international feminist groups held protests in London, Berlin, Warsaw, New York, and Riga. The guilty verdict is being celebrated internationally as well. “The kids in my neighborhood run around screaming ‘24!’, ‘24!’ First, I didn’t understand and then I got it,” one political activist in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, wrote.

The trial is a pivotal moment in transforming the public view of violence against women across Kazakhstan. More women, including spouses of government officials, came out publicly with stories of domestic violence. At least in one such case, which concerned Saken Mamash, a Kazakh diplomat in the United Arab Emirates, a criminal investigation was launched into allegations of torture that could lead to years of imprisonment.

The public is closely watching the unfolding of this case and focusing attention on reports of police refusing to intervene when called for help; artists are incorporating images of women suffering from domestic violence in public exhibitions; and feminist civil society groups are now increasingly joined by their male allies in publicly calling for protection from violence for women and children in Kazakhstan.

Perhaps most importantly, the trial is a symbol of how former government officials can be held accountable.

High-level corruption was a key grievance during the nationwide unrest in January 2022 that lasted for days and only stopped after the government killed more than 200 people and injured thousands more. Since then, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised to build a “new Kazakhstan” along with political and economic reform, but distrust in the government remains. Bishimbayev, who was previously pardoned by former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, embodies such lack of accountability that allows elites to amass resources and power. Many had feared that Bishimbayev’s connection to the government would result in a shorter sentence.

Although Bishimbayev was not a government official and was forbidden to hold high official posts, he begged for forgiveness from Tokayev, signaling loyalty to the president. But Tokayev publicly stated that the interest of the nation was more important for him than personal relations or loyalty of officials.

Tokayev was marking himself off from Nazarbayev’s personalized regime, which was highly unpopular. The trial was a test of Tokayev’s promise to elevate national interests over personal connections. The outcome was a surprise even for feminist activists in Kazakhstan, some of whom rallied for life imprisonment for Bishimbayev. The public reaction on social media was largely positive.

Just as Tokayev used the unsubstantiated claim of “20,000 foreign-trained terrorists” instigating the January 2022 chaos as a reason for his harsh response, Bishimbayev fiercely maintained his innocence in court, at times blaming Nukenova for being “hysterical” and “frivolous,” accusing her of adultery. Bishimbayev admitted that his actions caused her death but insisted that he was facing “emotional turmoil” after the couple had a long argument. He tried to implicate Nukenova for causing his mental health struggles and provoking his aggression. Just as many in Kazakhstan refused to believe Tokayev’s interpretation of the 2022 violence, Bishimbayev’s victim-blaming tactics also fell flat.

The trial is the first of its kind to litigate the legitimacy of violence in Kazakhstan. Many victims of the January 2022 violence never saw law enforcement officials held accountable. Among those killed were children and young people whose families were denied the right to channel their grief publicly. Given the unexpected public interest in the case, the government faced the risk of renewed protests. Last month, in response to an online petition garnering more than 150,000 signatures in support of increasing penalties for domestic violence, Kazakhstan adopted “Saltanat’s Law.”

The public pressure on Tokayev was formidable: It targeted his own notion of “New Kazakhstan”; being seen as protecting people like Bishimbayev risked resembling the “old Kazakhstan” under Nazarbayev. Many in Kazakhstan, especially women, said they were ready to protest in the event of an acquittal.

It is a major reversal just seven years after Kazakhstan effectively decriminalized domestic violence, joining countries such as Belarus and Russia in having little to no protections in place. In neighboring Kyrgyzstan, families of girls and women kidnapped into marriage still often refuse to take them back, fearing public shaming.

The trial also tested the efficiency of the judicial reform in Kazakhstan. The jury, comprising 10 people with two alternates, decided the verdict, but the judge seemed to lean toward the accused. An unlikely hero emerged: Aizhai Aimaganova, a female prosecutor, who firmly pressed the accused with pointed questions. In her final address to the jury, she linked the magnitude of Nukenova’s case with the national consciousness and powerfully cited “Words of Edification” by Abai Kunanbaev, a 19th-century enlightenment intellectual who united liberals and conservatives in Kazakhstan. After the end of the trial, Aimaganova said she would continue her job as a prosecutor, calling on more women to report cases of domestic abuse.

Finally, the trial drew the attention of millions of Russian-speaking audiences in neighboring countries, including Azerbaijan, Mongolia, and Russia. Russian socialite Ksenia Sobchak and Russian opposition TV channel Dozhd reported on the case to their audiences. Kazakhstan’s adoption of Saltanat’s Law takes the country in the opposite direction of Russia, which decriminalized most forms of domestic violence in 2017 for the supposed protection of so-called traditional family values. Increasingly, Russia—which once presented itself as a model of development for Central Asian states to aspire to—is perceived as backward compared with Kazakhstan.

Nukenova’s death highlighted the power imbalance between powerful men and those whose freedoms can be taken away in an instant. She left a trail of Instagram images of her happier days as a young woman living a lavish life. The involvement of the victim’s family is symbolic for Kazakh society, and their decision to mobilize society around the case has broken the stigma for victims of violence. Only two out of every 10 victims of domestic violence file a case against their offenders in Kazakhstan, while the United Nations estimates that more than 400 women die in the country every year from spousal abuse.

Although the trial’s ending offered closure for the public, the hard work in enforcing laws against domestic violence continues. As with other cases of similar mobilization against violence against women in India, Mexico, and Turkey, legal proceedings can bring temporary relief. But beyond condemnations of this one incident, courts and public officials are likely to continue to blame victims and accuse some women of inviting male violence. Less privileged women abused by their family members won’t gain the same level of public attention.

The lasting legacy of Nukenova’s case is likely to be the expansion of civic consciousness among Kazakhs. Since the government denied justice to the victims of the January 2022 protests, many citizens had been mired in political nihilism and fear that the protests were in vain. The trial snapped them out of their despair and has become a symbol of hope that the law can lead to justice—not just be used by the government to repress dissent.

[radvsem]

Femicide in Kazakhstan

Feel free to interact and share this post because this is a terrible crime and the criminal must be punished!!

Since 27th of March 2024 in Kazakhstan there's the trial in the case of Kuandyk Bishimbayev (Former Minister of Economy of Kazakhstan, prosecuted for corruption in 2017) who killed his wife Saltanat Nukenova on the 9th of November 2023.

In the VIP room of his family's restaurant he mutilated her for many hours, pulled her by the hair, tortured her. In the morning he called his cousin (distant relative) and asked him to delete recordings from CCTV cameras, bring blankets, and also drive the car into the underground parking (apparently to wrap the corpse). They failed to remove Saltanat from the restaurant and Bishimbayev asked his brother to take the woman’s phone and take it to the sports club firstly, and then take it home (so that Saltanat's brother would not suspect anything, because he could track her). It's important that all this time they did not call an ambulance; instead, Bishimbayev called a fortune teller, she said that Saltanat was sleeping and would wake up soon.

Bishimbayev says that Saltanat just fell because she was drunk (according to the examination, she did not have a significant dose of alcohol in her blood), and a clump of hair remained from the fact that he stroked her head. Experts rule out this scenario.

“The death of Saltanat Nukenova was the result of a closed craniocerebral injury, the examination says. Multiple abrasions and bruises were found on her face and body, and her nose was broken. Forensic expert Takhir Khalimnazarov said that injuries consistent with strangulation were found on the body of the deceased.”

Also, at the trial, Bishimbayev’s lawyers want to make Salatnat guilty: they ask questions about whether she liked to dominate in relationships, whether she was jealous, why she didn’t leave earlier if Bishimbayev beat her before. Typical scenario in the CIS countries: “It’s your own fault, you brought it on youself”. But justice is on the side of Saltanat and other victims of violence!

On the 11th of April 2024 the law criminalizing domestic violence, the Salatnat Law, was adopted in Kazakhstan. The trial is still ongoing.

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Why domestic violence (against women primarily) is a big concern in Kazakhstan right now.

I haven't seen a good informal roundup so I'm going to take a stab at one. As always, do not entirely trust your ignorant American narrator.

It's not that domestic violence hasn't been on people's radars previously–y'all might recall that way back in 2019 Ninety One took part in a campaign against gender-based violence led by the US Consulate General in Almaty–and there are a good number of grassroots organizations that I know nothing about and can't do justice to. (A coalition of 16 of them, the Union of Crisis Centers in Kazakhstan, gets mentioned in this 2019 Human Rights Watch piece.) But it seems to have exploded in the last week or so as a result of several high-profile cases.

Quite possibly the biggest, and ugliest, one is the murder of Saltanat Nukenova; her husband, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, has apparently been ordered to jail as the suspected killer. I think this case is getting a lot of attention because Bishimbayev was a well-known figure who was in government at 27 and who is now suspected of corruption (apparently his father was buddy-buddy with Nursultan Nazarbayev; the top article on Orda.kz right now is an article raising questions about his mother's wealth) and because he was rich (see previous clause; also, the argument that may have led to him beating Nukenova to death apparently started at their restaurant); but friends of Nukenova's are coming forward saying that Bishimbayev had been physically abusing her for years.

I say "several cases" because the translated introduction to the latest Zamandas podcast refers to three separate cases, but I only know of the Nukenova murder. Suffice to say it seems to be the tip of a longstanding, widely-known iceberg. Here's the translation of a Facebook post by Zhanna Muhmadi, whom Eurasianet describes as a "well-known lawyer":

I would like to remind you that in Kazakhstan they give a WARNING for intentional beating of wives! You beat her once, you get a warning, but the second time you can kill her. In our country, even for the murder of wives they gave 1.5 years. P.S. Sincere condolences to the girl's family. The most severe punishment for all murderers!

(Note that Google Translate rendered "You beat her..." as "You beat him," but I changed it; I suspect Russian has the same direct object for male and female third person.)

I've found translating timestamps useful in the past, so here they are for the most recent Zamandas podcast linked above:

00:00 Start of the podcast. Why are we recording this issue and important issues of domestic violence. 03:11 Terrible news of the past week. 07:08 About justifying comments and impunity. About Bishimbayev. 09:07 About manipulation in the media and blogging sphere. About Rashev. 10:59 What is known at the moment? 12:40 About silence. 13:56 Why do men hate women in Kazakhstan? 18:49 About rape in Taldykorgan. [note: this is harder to find information about, but apparently a high-ranking police officer in Taldykorgan has been detained on suspicion of rape.] 20:46 About the law on domestic violence and the inaction of the police. 24:04 “If you don’t hear girls, listen to men” 28:30 Why are men silent? 33:36 About n*violence and emotional tyranny. 37:20 About the incident with the security guard at the nightclub. 42:02 About misogyny. 44:50 About traditions and non-violence. 47:48 “If someone raises a hand against you, leave” 50:20 About education. 54:15 We as a society cannot forgive such things. 56:20 The problem of domestic violence does not have a social portrait. 58:14 About divorce and conviction. 01:00:02 About romanticization in the media. 01:01:03 About tightening the law. See something - say something. 01:04:01 About the relationship of law enforcement agencies to victims. 01:07:07 About male solidarity. 01:08:03 About the incident on the train and the conductors. 01:10:06 About the Don’t Be Silent Foundation. 01:12:51 About the situation in bars and spiking. 01:16:55 Conclusion.

The "Don't Be Silent Foundation," by the way, is NeMolchi (Не Молчи = "do not be silent" in Russian); I don't know if they're taking donations.

ZaQ and Alem both linked (in Instagram Stories) to a petition (machine translation) currently circulating that's calling upon the Kazakhstani government to take domestic violence more seriously and create stronger criminal punishments for it. (Alem spoke in his stories before sharing the link; unfortunately, as usual, I can't tell you what he said. @ninetyonekz translated the stories: one, two, three.) Orda has an article about the petition (machine translation) that notes that it was originally created in 2021 and basically went ignored for two years. The more cynical among you might say that domestic violence is this week's Current Thing in Kazakhstan, and the guys do not want to be seen as lagging behind. To be fair, I think Veronika has been publicly and privately acknowledging these issues for much longer; she linked to the petition as well, as well as to Dr. Aigerim Turekulova, who recently wrote about the health risks to Kazakhstani women and girls from interpersonal violence. Backup dancer Diana also linked to it, and wrote (if the machine translation got her caption right) about how her ex-husband was physically abusive, and people told her not to bother reporting it to the authorities, it would be a waste of time.

I don't know if this is going to lead to longer-lasting change. I sure hope so, but there's a lot of competition for We Need to Do Something About This right now, both in Kazakhstan and globally (a week or two ago a bunch of people, including I believe all of Irina Kairatovna, were raising money to help residents of Gaza City, and we haven't even gotten to the ArcelorMittal mine disaster in Karaganda last month). Also I would put the odds of a backlash as high. But at least something is happening. And since I suspect most of my audience is either against domestic violence or pro learning about Kazakhstan, it seemed worth reporting.

[gwendolynlerman]

Separatist and irredentist movements in the world

Darfur

Proposed state: Darfur

Region: Darfur, Sudan

Ethnic group: Fur, Masalit, Tama, Zaghawa

Goal: autonomy/independence

Date: 2003-present

Political parties: -

Militant organizations: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

Current status: war

History

12th century-15th century - Daju kingdom

13th century-16th century - Tunjur kingdom

1603-1874; 1898-1916 - Sultanate of Darfur

1916 - Darfur is incorporated into Sudan

1956 - independence of Sudan

1994 - Darfur is divided into three federal states

2003 - beginning of the war in Darfur

The semi-legendary culture of the Tora is said to have been the first civilization to inhabit Darfur. They were suceeded by the Daju, who were ousted from power by the Tunjur.

The Sultanate of Darfur was established in 1603 and lasted until 1874, when it fell to a Sudanese warlord. It existed again from 1898 to 1916, when Darfur was integrated into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. In the period between 1874 and 1898, the territory enjoyed de jure autonomy under British rule.

After the independence of Sudan, Darfuris started to oppose the neglect of the region by the central government, ruled by Arabs. During the two civil wars that pitted Sudan with present-day South Sudan, a rhetoric of Arabs against Africans was used. In 1994, Darfur was divided into three federal states within Sudan to avoid a Fur majority in any state.

In 2003, two local groups—the JEM and the SLM—rebelled against the central government, accusing it of oppressing non-Arabs in favor of Arabs and of neglecting Darfur. The government responded by carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against non-Arabs that turned into a war. Although a peace agreement was signed in 2020, major clashes occurred in 2021.

Darfuris

Several ethnic groups live in Darfur, including the Fur, Masalit, Tama, and Zaghawa. The largest ethnic group is the Fur, who also live in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Egypt, and number 744,000 people. They speak Fur, a Furan language, and follow Sunni Islam.

The Masalit people inhabit Chad and Sudan and speak Masalit, a Maban language. There are around 440,000 Masalit and most adhere to Islam.

The Tama are a non-Arab group of people that live in Chad and Sudan. There are around 300,000 Tama and they speak Tama, a Tamaic language, and follow Islam.

The Zaghawa, also known as Beri, mainly live in Chad, Libya, and Sudan and number 480,000 people. They speak Zaghawa, a Saharan language, and are Sunni Muslims.

Vocabulary

Since each of these ethnic groups has its own language and the official language of Sudan is Arabic, the vocabulary list will be in Arabic, except for words that pertain directly to an ethnic group.

عَرَبٌ (ʿarab) - Arabs

الفيدرالية (alfidiralia) - federalism

الحكم الذاتي (alhukm aldhaatiu) - autonomy

اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ (al-ʿarabiyyah) - Arabic

السودان (as-Sūdān‎) - Sudan

دار فور (Dār Fūr) - Darfur; realm of the Fur

فور (Fūr) - Fur people

فوراوي‎ (Fûrâwî) - Fur language

حركة العدل والمساواة (Ḥarakat al-ʿAdl wal-musāwāh) - Justice and Equality Movement

حركة تحرير السودان (Ḥarakat Taḥrīr Al-Sūdān) - Sudan Liberation Movement

ماساليت (Masalit) - Masalit

سلطنة دارفور (saltanat Darfur) - Sultanate of Darfur

حرب (harb) - war

bèle fòòr (Fur) - Fur language

fòòrà (Fur) - Fur people

kana masalaka (Masalit) - Masalit language

masala (Masalit) - Masalit people

beriaa (Zaghawa) - Zaghawa language

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Ek Bhram Love secrecy twist; Sufiyana Madhav’s Heroic act

Ek Bhram Love secrecy twist; Sufiyana Madhav’s Heroic act Sneha’s husband Jugal misbehaves with Saltanat. When he gets caught red-handed, he lies and frames Saltanat in front of Sneha. He tells Sneha that Saltanat was trying to woo him. Sneha wants to send Saltanat away from the house soon. Kainat’s surgery gets successful. Zaroon gets regretting that he couldn’t do justice with his wife Saltanat. He promises to take care of his wife. Kainat’s truth is still unknown to the family.

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Episode starts with Kainat coming to everyone. She tells about Zainab’s teachings to her. She says Zaroon thinks he can spend his life well with Saltanat, then he should get the permission to marry Saltanat. Everyone smiles. Kainat asks Zainab did she pass or fail. Zainab cries and hugs her. She says you have passed and respected my upbringing, I m proud of you, you are my life. Dada ji sees Kainat crying. He praises Kainat. She says I have taken this decision alone, without listening to anyone, relations aren’t made by force. She returns the bangles. Dada ji gives his approval to Zaroon and Saltanat’s alliance. He asks them to prepare for engagement. Everyone smiles. Rubina hugs Saltanat. Zaroon asks Saltanat to tell her decision. She says but no one has asked me, I will tell my decision when asked. He smiles and says you are impossible. Rubina says congrats Saltanat. Saltanat thinks of Kainat’s sorrow. Rubina explains her. She says marriages are made in heaven, don’t do anything, your marriage will be a grand one. Saltanat gets thinking and goes to Kainat. She asks why did you not follow your heart. Kainat says heart is just crazy. Saltanat says you are taking revenge, you want to give your rejected husband to me, right. Kainat says if you feel so, you also refuse. Saltanat asks how can I refuse. Kainat says then prepare for engagement, it will please everyone. Saltanat asks what about your happiness. Kainat says I have left my life to Lord, he will decide for me. Saltanat asks do you think Zaroon will be yours, engagement is going to happen. Kainat says engagement isn’t a marriage to break by divorce. She goes. Neelam comes and says she is weird. Saltanat says marriages are made in heaven. Neelam says it means Saltanat accepts Zaroon. Hamza and his Dadi celebrate with sweets. She asks did Kainat agree to marry you. He says she will say, she agreed for Zaroon and Saltanat’s marriage, I have saved Kainat from Zaroon. She says foolish, Zaroon will become Dargah heir, you won’t get anything, they shouldn’t marry until you become the heir. He asks what shall I do now. She says I will talk to Zainab, I will break Zaroon’s dreams. Its morning, everyone gathers for breakfast. Zaroon smiles seeing Saltanat. Zaroon’s parents ask Saltanat to go and sit with Zaroon. Rubina praises their jodi. Zaroon takes permission for a outing with youngsters. Dada ji says we have no such customs, you are going to become my successor today, I hope your dad has taught you the customs well. Zaroon says yes. Dada ji says learn things from me, I can’t bear any stain on my ancestor’s respect. Zaroon says sure. He promises that nothing will go wrong. Dada ji permits him. Nadim takes the children with him. He asks Saltanat to drive, he will sit back and enjoy. Saltanat drives. Zaroon smiles seeing her. She sees Kainat upset. Dadi talks to Zainab and says I know everything, Shairiyar hasn’t done justice with you and Kainat. Zainab says no, Dada ji tried, what can we do when Zaroon isn’t ready. Dadi says Dada ji should have decided on own, he would have asked them to go back and break Mamoon’s dreams. Zaroon tries jewellery on Saltanat. Kainat cries seeing them. Saltanat looks on. Precap:Saltanat says person has to sacrifice love between love and duty. Zaroon asks Kainat to talk to her mum and explain her. Update Credit to: Amena

http://cattybilli.blogspot.com/2019/05/sufiyana-pyaar-mera-1st-may-2019.html

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[Free eBook] A Spring Betrayal by Tom Callaghan [Central Asia Mystery/Crime Thriller]

A Spring Betrayal by English author Tom Callaghan is the 2nd novel in the Inspector Akyl Borubaev series of international police procedural mystery/crime thrillers, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Quercus.

This is the featured Free Book of the Week in the iTunes UK store and is being made free to promote the upcoming 4th novel, An Autumn Hunting, due to be released in August.

The series is set in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, starring a local Inspector in the modern post-Soviet era, investigating murders and also exploring some of the social and political fallout of its collapse. This installment sees the Inspector apparently in disgrace and exiled to and investigating murders in a far corner of the country, struggling to solve the case and clear his name even as enemies frame him for involvement in hideous crimes.

Offered in the UK and selected other regions worldwide (excluding North America), available at multiple retailers.

Free for a limited time @ Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Google Play (looked like the freeie was available at UK, Europe, South America & Japan when I spot-checked, YMMV for your own country)

If you're interested, here's an interview with the author (who was himself married to a Kyrgyzstani and maintains a home in the capital Bishkek) about the inspirations behind the creation of the character and series (no plot spoilers).

Description WE UNCOVERED THE LAST OF THE BODIES IN THE RED HOUR BEFORE DUSK, AS THE SUN STAINED THE SNOWCAPS OF THE TIAN SHAN MOUNTAINS THE COLOUR OF DRIED BLOOD. . .

Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad has been exiled to the far corner of Kyrgyzstan, but death still haunts him at every turn. Borubaev soon finds himself caught up in a mysterious and gruesome new case: several children's bodies have been found buried together - all tagged with name bands. In his search for the truth behind the brutal killings, Borubaev hits a wall of silence, with no one to turn to outside his sometime lover, the beautiful undercover agent Saltanat Umarova.

When Borubaev himself is framed, accused of involvement in the production of blood-soaked child pornography, it looks as though things couldn't get any worse. With the investigation at a dangerous standstill, Borubaev sets out to save his own integrity, and to deliver his own savage justice on behalf of the many dead who can't speak for themselves . . .

[tellyreviews]

Ek Bhram Love secrecy twist; Sufiyana Madhav's Heroic act

Ek Bhram Love secrecy twist; Sufiyana Madhav’s Heroic act

Ek Bhram Love secrecy twist; Sufiyana Madhav’s Heroic act Sneha’s husband Jugal misbehaves with Saltanat. When he gets caught red-handed, he lies and frames Saltanat in front of Sneha. He tells Sneha that Saltanat was trying to woo him. Sneha wants to send Saltanat away from the house soon. Kainat’s surgery gets successful. Zaroon gets regretting that he couldn’t do justice with his wife…

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Episode starts with Saltanat getting in a dilemma. She thinks of Kainat and Zaroon. Zainab makes Kainat ready. Kainat says you always ask me not to apply lipstick. Zainab says tonight is a test for you and this house, everything is allowed today, it will be decided, you have to be ready. Kainat says I didn’t understand. Zainab says I asked you to hide your happiness, now I m telling you to hide your sorrow, we are going to attend a marriage, none should know what you have lost, men have right to accept or refuse, but women can stay happy and make the men ashamed of their refusal. Kainat says I don’t care of anyone’s refusal. Everyone gets ready. Saltanat sees Kainat with makeup and gets surprised. Zaroon comes. Kainat says you have come India for the first time, I will show you an Indian wedding today, come. They all leave. They reach the wedding. A beggar asks for money. Zaroon gives money. Beggar blesses Zaroon and Saltanat’s pairing. Kainat looks on. Hamza pays the beggar and gets blessing for Kainat and himself. Everyone sees the simple wedding. Dada ji praises the people for making the wedding easy by making simple arrangements. Zaroon imagines Saltanat and his marriage. Janam dekhlo….plays… Nadim sees Zaroon smilingly seeing Saltanat. He smiles. Zaroon comes to talk to Dada ji. Dada ji says your time is over, what do you have to say. Nadim says Zaroon, I want to tell you something, there are many traditions and customs, which you aren’t aware of, our family incidents become an example for the world, don’t insult our family respect and values. Zaroon says I m also part of this culture, dad has kept our values alive, I want to marry Saltanat. Everyone gets glad. Rubina says we accept this alliance. Dada ji says I don’t accept this alliance. Mamoon asks Dada ji what’s wrong if this happens. Dada ji says its not wrong, but Zaroon and I can’t decide this, even Saltanat can’t decide this, that girl will decide whom Zaroon has rejected. He asks Kainat to decide. He blesses Kainat and says you would be amazed, but I have to do justice, Zaroon was called here for Kainat, it was Mamoon and my decision but you children have changed minds, Kainat isn’t anything to get rejected, I had given time to Zaroon and now I will give time to Kainat, Zaroon and Saltanat will get married only if Kainat wills. Zaroon sees Saltanat and signs no. Precap:Dada ji asks Kainat to tell her decision in front of everyone. Everyone awaits her decision. Update Credit to: Amena

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