Kazakhstan protests

A day after being dismissed as head of the KNB, Massimov was arrested. The news sheds additional light on the complex web of politics and violence at play.

Tokayev called international urging for the government to negotiate with protesters "idiocy."

As CSTO troops start their operations in Almaty, the president seems to be losing authority.

For the first time since its 1994 founding, the CSTO has agreed to deploy forces to a member state.

In a January 5 televised address, Kazakhstan's president followed a familiar script: blame the unrest on a conspiracy.

Ten years after the Zhanaozen massacre, has justice been served?

The Kazakh state still has the final say in who is allowed to engage in public demonstrations.

In the first half of 2021, there were more strikes in Kazakhstan than in the entire 2018 to 2020 period.

The plight of Kazakhs detained in Xinjiang’s “re-education” camps has not gained widespread public support among ethnic Kazakhs in Kazakhstan.

A judge in Kazakhstan handed an activist a 1.5 year suspended sentence after she knocked off the hat of a policeman during a scuffle in June. 

Creative demonstrations for an imprisoned activist in Kazakhstan bridge digital and real-world engagement.

Just because Kazakh-China relations have experienced some bumps lately doesn’t mean Nur-Sultan is ready to accept public protests on the matter.