Kyrgyzstan: Gagging Protests through Court Orders A column by International Partnership for Human Rights #Kyrgyzstan
The Week in Kazakhstan: “Don’t Be Silent!” Kazakhstan looks for alternative oil export routes, a construction company sues its workers #weekly review
«We Can’t Turn Every City in Kazakhstan into Astana Lookalikes» Interview with researcher Temirtas Iskakov #architecture
The Week in Kazakhstan: A Scapegoat and a Barrel of Oil Kazakhstanis will vote on colored ballots in the upcoming elections #weekly review
A Place of Hope While relatives seek a solution, they find repression from their own government #Editorial
Trans-National Companies Hinder the Development of Kazakhstan’s Periphery Their operations leads to increased inequality, not prosperity, argues economist Akizhanov #regions
The Week in Kazakhstan: One Year of War US State Secretary to visit Kazakhstan next week, bad weather interrupts Caspian Pipeline oil flows, again #weekly review
One Year of War against Ukraine: Acting Together to Ensure International Law Prevails A column by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission #war in ukraine
Surviving through the “Toi Business” in Kazakhstan’s Periphery Without an option for regular employment, the large event business became a crucial informal solution for society #regions
The Week in Kazakhstan: Too Little, Too Late Kazakhstan has not done enough to come to terms with its electricity infrastructure, labor conflicts, and former ruler. #weekly review
The Week in Kazakhstan: Offshore Crimes Caspian Sea pollution kills seals, Kazakhstan authorities arrest Russian activist #weekly review
Saying No to Bloodletting Time has come for the Ministry of Health to regulate “alternative medicine” in Kazakhstan #Editorial
Satybaldieva and Sanghera: “When addressing regional inequality, we must remember class” The researchers explore how the stratification between the regions of Kazakhstan arises and is maintained #regions
The Week in Kazakhstan: Criminal Records and Revolving Doors Kazakhstan to send (a little) oil to Germany, activists organize a rally in Astana #weekly review
Trial over Karakalpakstan violence tests Mirziyoyev’s “New Uzbekistan” Defendants were handed long sentences on charges related to a purported separatist plot #protest
Against Journalists, Violence without Borders Kazakhstan’s authorities have failed to respond to attacks against journalists and this has helped normalize violence #press freedom
Torture during Qandy Qantar ‘Pervasive’, Report Says A coalition of NGOs published a 40-page report on human rights violations in Kazakhstan during Bloody January #Qandy Qantar
Katya Suvorova: Not So Alone A look into Kazakhstan's film scene, between dreams of a horizontal community and the obstacles of bureaucracy #cinema
The Week in Kazakhstan: Election Campaign Starts Brewing Ashimbayev re-elected president of the Senate, asset return campaign gains momentum #weekly review
Election Day in Kazakhstan is for the President, not for the People Recurrent snap elections can hardly be monitored under restrictive circumstances #op-ed