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Kazakhstan land protests
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![Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Weekend Protests Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Weekend Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Weekend Protests
By Catherine Putz
Astana is eager to claim the mantle of "democracy," but it remains ill at ease with dissent.
![Protests and Referendums in Central Asia Protests and Referendums in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-02_19-47-14.jpg)
Protests and Referendums in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Protests in Kazakhstan, a referendum in Tajikistan, and more. Central Asia weekend reading.
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Arrests in Kazakhstan as Planned Weekend Protests Approach
By Catherine Putz
Astana has detained a dozen activists and rejected applications to protests on May 21.
![Kazakh Land Code Changes Put on Hold Kazakh Land Code Changes Put on Hold](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-28_15-56-11.jpg)
Kazakh Land Code Changes Put on Hold
By Catherine Putz
Astana seems to have bowed to public sentiment, shelving controversial land code changes that triggered protests
![Land Protests Persist in Kazakhstan Land Protests Persist in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Land Protests Persist in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
Astana has pushed the national unity narrative so strongly that there is little space for policy disagreements.
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