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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani Blue Helmets in Lebanon
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Exploring Kazakhstan’s contribution to the UN Peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a landmark for the Central Asian state.
Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 Crisis Spinning on
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan has extended its second lockdown through the end of July and media have begun to compile lists of the dead.
China Missteps With Wild Allegation of a ‘New’ Deadly Pneumonia in Kazakhstan
By Tristan Kenderdine
Fortunately for the world, there is no new plague coming out of Kazakhstan.
Misinformation and Conspiracies Spread While Kazakhstan Reimposes Lockdown
By Anastassiya Fershtey
Kazakhstan, while also seeing a rapid rise on COVID-19 cases, has been hit with a storm of conspiracy theories.
How Is China’s Belt and Road Changing Central Asia?
By Roza Nurgozhayeva
To what extent does the BRI lead to the expansion of China’s institutions and legal norms in Central Asia?
Kazakhstan Locks Down, Again, as COVID-19 Cases Rise
By Catherine Putz
On Sunday, Nur-Sultan imposed a second nation-wide lockdown in hopes of getting a grip on soaring case numbers.
Kazakhstan Decriminalizes Defamation, Keeps Hindering Free Media
By Paolo Sorbello
Hailed as a step in the right direction, the decriminalization of defamation is still not enough to relieve pressure from the press.
Courts in Kazakhstan Return Assets to Criminal Group
By Paolo Sorbello
In a surprising move, the Prosecutor obtained the restitution of assets to a criminal group facing corruption charges.
Central Asian States Take on ‘False Information’
By Catherine Putz
Laws put in place to support the fight against COVID-19 by targeting false information are easily abused to crack down on negative opinions and dissent.
Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Catherine Putz
Now among Kazakhstan’s 15,877 reported cases of COVID-19: First President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Protests in Kazakhstan Disrupted With Arrests
By Catherine Putz
This weekend’s protests in Kazakhstan took place under a new law, but had the same results.
COVID-19 Cases at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz Oil Field Top 1,000
By Catherine Putz
Two-thirds of the field’s workforce were sent home late last month, but it continues to grow as a virus hotspot.