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Money Transfers to Online Casinos Uncovered in Kazakhstan

More than $1 billion were funneled via cross-border schemes to online casinos, which are illegal in Kazakhstan

#Today in Kazakhstan

The Week in Kazakhstan: Minor Corrections

Kazakhstan-Ukraine quarrel over Black Sea strike, Orda offices raided

#weekly review

Kazakhstan Implements Tougher Export Controls

The EU ambassador sees this as a positive improvement towards compliance with Western sanctions towards Russia

#sanctions

EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan: “There’s No Such Thing as ‘LGBT Propaganda’”

Aleska Simkić expressed concerns about the proposed legislation

#Propaganda

The Score That Decides Everything in Kazakhstan

The results of a single standardized test have turned into the be-all and end-all of university admissions

#higher education

Censorship on Top of Self-Censorship: Kazakhstan’s Cinema Under Threat

New legislative amendments targeting “LGBT propaganda” could further restrict artistic freedom, film directors say

#Propaganda

Dapter: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb With Togzhan Kassenova

Kassenova talks about her fieldwork research in Vlast’s new podcast

#Dapter

Yerlan Karin, Tokayev’s Counselor: “Kazakhstan Won’t Be a Parliamentary Republic”

The president will retain its power, despite a stronger role for Parliament

#reforms

The Week in Kazakhstan: Circle Back

New plans for a second port in Aktau, pilot election program under review

#weekly review

Anastassiya Tarassova, Artishock Theater: “This Will Be State Censorship”

How Kazakhstan’s theaters will be affected by the “anti-LGBT” legislation

#Propaganda

Why Won’t Kazakhstan Be at the Oscars Yet Again?

A clash inside the country’s film industry has knocked out a contender.

#cinema

The Week in Kazakhstan: Not Very Well

Crypto mining liberalized, archaeologists find old settlement

#weekly review

The Languages of (Post-)Coloniality

Anna Kin’s ღ project explores resistance to imperialism through language

#art

Central Asian Diplomacy Embraces Azerbaijan

Mirziyoyev sets out expansive regional vision as regional leaders convene in Tashkent

#Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan Slaps Oil Majors With Another Lawsuit

Discovery proceedings in Switzerland and the US could strengthen its multibillion dollar claim

#arbitration

The Week in Kazakhstan: Give Us a Wink

Football clubs privatized, new single QR payment system launched

#weekly review

Kazakhstan Lawmakers Adopt “LGBT Propaganda” Ban

The measure will negatively affect human rights, watchdogs say

#Propaganda

King of the Aral Sea

A non-western Central Asian travelogue

#Tajikistan

The Week in Kazakhstan: Traditional Accords

“LGBT propaganda” law and an air taxi system in the making

#weekly review

The Magician and the Sorceress Against the Atomic Bomb

ORTA’s production of “The Great Atomic Bombreflector”

#art

Inside Kazakhstan’s Attempt to Ban “LGBT Propaganda”

A group of deputies proposed new draconian measures to preserve “traditional values”

#Propaganda

“Dangerous and Colonialist” - Activists Condemn New ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Bill in Kazakhstan

The proposed new law could establish draconian measures against “non-traditional” values

#Propaganda

Growing Concerns for Freedom of Expression in Uzbekistan

A column by International Partnership for Human Rights

#Human Rights

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