The Right to Create Qandy Qantar gave us the opportunity to make something of our own, while the government says we cannot #Editorial
The Week in Kazakhstan: Close to Completion Nazarbayev almost lost some privileges, former elites were almost sentenced #weekly review
The Week in Kazakhstan: Qandy Qantar Memorial Unveiled in Almaty A journalist was detained, Russia and Belarus exported their wood labeling it as “Kazakh” to avoid sanctions #weekly review
Kazakhstan Unlikely to Benefit from Pipeline Row between Russia and European Customers Kazakhstan’s oil exports mostly transit through Russia and risk falling under sanctions #oil exports
Ministry of Corrections The government’s determination to make communication perfect creates disinformation #Editorial
The Week in Kazakhstan: Inadequate Infrastructure and Personal Bankruptcy A dozen arrests during Independence Day, Roskomnadzor tries to censor Vlast #weekly review
Life in a Parallel World So used in practicing censorship, Russia is trying to spread it even more widely #Editorial
“What Will We Do There, in the North? A reportage on the life and struggles of “returnees” in Mangistau #qandastar
The Week in Kazakhstan: Reshuffling and IPO Season Open Astana has a new mayor, Kazmunaigas sells a 3% stake in local IPO #weekly review
The Week in Kazakhstan: Left Out in the Cold A technical failure kept homes without heating in Ekibastuz, Tokayev called for the return of illegally offshored assets #weekly review
Blocking Versus Resolving The government cannot resolve real problems, so it blocks websites instead #Editorial
The Week in Kazakhstan: Most for One, Some Against All Tokayev achieves a landslide victory, Nazarbayev calls Massimov “Judas” #weekly review
Kazakhstan’s Police State Reboot Has Stifled Street Activism The government says public assemblies are allowed, but those who protest are constantly repressed #protest
Politics is not just Elections Is it possible to live “out of politics” when everything affects your rights and freedom? #Editorial
The Week in Kazakhstan: No McDonald’s, No Protests Fuel shortages continue to worry the authorities, Borrell visits Tokayev #weekly review
Qandas, Kazakh Qandastar are hardly welcome by locals in Kazakhstan, while the government uses them as a political tool #Editorial
EU, Kazakhstan and Central Asia: Traditional Links Revived and Given New Boost A column by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission #op-ed
The Week in Kazakhstan: Presidential Debates and Dead Seals Tokayev goes to Samarkand for a summit of Turkic States, the National Fund increases spending
Kazakhstan’s Broken Internet Hackers, government agencies, and infrastructure dependency cause internet failures #IT
Justice for the Few Tokayev’s imitative social institutions contradict the concept of justice #Editorial