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Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DVK)
![Kazakhstan Still Has a Protest Problem Kazakhstan Still Has a Protest Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-31-7.jpg)
Kazakhstan Still Has a Protest Problem
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh state still has the final say in who is allowed to engage in public demonstrations.
![Kazakhstan’s Authorities Backtrack on Freedom of Assembly Kazakhstan’s Authorities Backtrack on Freedom of Assembly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Authorities Backtrack on Freedom of Assembly
By Paolo Sorbello
Around 80 activists were arrested on March 1 in Almaty in connection to an unsanctioned rally in memory of an activist who died in jail.
![Arrests at Rallies as Kazakhstan Contemplates New Protest Law Arrests at Rallies as Kazakhstan Contemplates New Protest Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-24-7.jpg)
Arrests at Rallies as Kazakhstan Contemplates New Protest Law
By Catherine Putz
As many as 200 were arrested for attending a pair of unsanctioned rallies. Meanwhile, a proposed law promises more of the same.
![Is Kazakhstan Nipping Opposition in the Bud? Is Kazakhstan Nipping Opposition in the Bud?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Is Kazakhstan Nipping Opposition in the Bud?
By Catherine Putz
Arrests and arson delay Kazakh opposition groups from gathering.
![Kazakhstan’s Authorities Draw a Line During Independence Day Protests Kazakhstan’s Authorities Draw a Line During Independence Day Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Authorities Draw a Line During Independence Day Protests
By Paolo Sorbello
The goalposts keep moving as President Tokayev promised reforms that would make it easier for political and civic activists to plan rallies.
![Kazakhstan's Ever-Shrinking Political Arena Kazakhstan's Ever-Shrinking Political Arena](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Kazakhstan's Ever-Shrinking Political Arena
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan’s political arena has little room for new parties or old foes.
![Even the Ghost of a Possible Protest Spooks Kazakhstan Even the Ghost of a Possible Protest Spooks Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Even the Ghost of a Possible Protest Spooks Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
Mukhtar Ablyazov's efforts to orchestrate protests from abroad have had feeble results. But Kazakh authorities are taking no chances.
![Ablyazov's Balloons: Kazakh Opposition Co-opts the Color Blue Ablyazov's Balloons: Kazakh Opposition Co-opts the Color Blue](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_18-18-24.jpg)
Ablyazov's Balloons: Kazakh Opposition Co-opts the Color Blue
By Catherine Putz
International fugitive and Kazakh opposition star Mukhtar Ablyazov urged supporters to carry blue balloons during the Nowruz holiday.
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