Tag
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Impunity Persists After Torture During Bloody January
By Alva Omarova
The legal battle for justice for those arbitrarily detained and those who were brutally tortured during Kazakhstan’s Bloody January imploded before it started.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 5, Taraz to Shymkent
By Cheryl L. Reed
In two southern Kazakhstan cities, the January protests devolved into shocking violence, from the use of live ammunition against protesters to police beatings of those detained.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 4, Ust-Kamenogorsk to Kokshetau
By Cheryl L. Reed
Journalists and others faced questions, fines, and jail cells after covering protests in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 3, Uralsk to Kyzylorda
By Cheryl L. Reed
What began as peaceful protests in both Uralsk and Kyzylorda diverged sharply.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 2, Aktobe to Atyrau
By Cheryl L. Reed
As protests persisted in early January 2022, police began to crack down on protesters and summon journalists for questioning.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 1, Zhanaozen to Aktau
By Cheryl L. Reed
As 2022 began, unrest sparked in a familiar cauldron in western Kazakhstan’s discontented oil towns.
Kazakhstan’s Parliament Aims to Take Away Nazarbayev’s Privileges
By Paolo Sorbello
De-Nazarbayevification moves further onward with plans to scrap the law “On the First President”
Infrastructure Failure Tests Kazakhstan’s Government
By Paolo Sorbello
Tokayev threatens to fire the ministers that fail to reach substantial progress in remedying the heating crisis.
Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia might actually be interested in Russian gas, but please don’t call it a “union.”
Kazakhstan Walks Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Europe
By Catherine Putz
Back-to-back visits by Kazakh President Tokayev this week to Moscow and Paris underscore Astana’s unique position.
Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev Calls for the Return of Assets
By Paolo Sorbello
Will the government target all assets spirited abroad or only those owned by specific individuals?
Where Is the ‘New’ Kazakhstan, President Tokayev?
By Alva Omarova
In March, Tokayev promised a “New Kazakhstan” but there was nothing new in the recent uncompetitive presidential election.