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#142 Kazakhstan: Down Kazakhstan’s score fell by five points from 45.87 to 41.11, a clear deterioration of freedom of expression in the country. For instance, press freedom watchdogs fear that a media law recently passed by the Majilis, the lower house of ...
What happened? On May 15, several hundred people whose houses were damaged by this spring’s floods gathered in front of the Zhylyoi District Akimat in Kulsary. They ended up spending the night outside the building as representatives from the local and ...
What happened? The helicopter that was carrying Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, as well as other senior officials, crashed in a remote and mountainous region in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province (which borders Azerbaijan) on Sunday ...
Despite public outcry, the government had resisted making decisive changes to the legislative framework regulating domestic violence. Finally, in mid-April, during the Bishimbayev trial, the government decreed that domestic violence should once again be ...
Former minister of economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison on May 13 for the murder of his wife Saltanat Nukenova in November last year. Bishimbayev’s trial was streamed online and the public watched for weeks the proceedings, an ...
Trade is a crucial component of the US relationship with Kazakhstan. To this end, on May 16-17, our US Department of Commerce trade mission of nine US businesses will travel to Almaty looking to build partnerships with potential buyers and partners. The ...
In April 2017, Dilbar Mirsaitova was sent to pre-trial detention on suspicion of fraud in Kazakhstan. She was accused of illicitly acquiring at least 2.2 billion tenge (then worth around $7 million) from investors in the OneCoin scam. At the time, the ...
Here, it will be easy for Magzhan’s family to integrate into local life and find friends. Palm Jumeirah, like Dubai Marina, is one of the most sought-after areas in Dubai where successful Kazakhstanis purchase real estate, either for living or as an ...
According to experts surveyed by Vlast, this massive project, which will add 40% to Kyrgyzstan’s existing hydropower generation rate, is likely to be completed later than the 15 years the parties envision. And it could cost more than the $5-6 billion that ...
Finance minister Madi Takiyev told President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev that budget spending will shrink by around 300 billion tenge ($680 million) this year. At a meeting in the presidential palace on May 2, Takiyev said the government would direct the ...
The government has already paid out more than 4.5 billion tenge (around $10 million) to the families of the victims of the massive floods that have hit the northern and western regions of the country in the past month. The government also said on April 26 ...
1. Why were provisions regarding the intentional infliction of minor harm previously transferred to the Code of Administrative Offenses, the country’s Civil Code? A number of legal reforms led to the adoption of four major codes in 2014. At that time, “ ...
This week, I will become the first British Foreign Secretary to visit all five states of Central Asia and Mongolia – indeed, one of the few G7 ministers to make such a tour. These six nations have their own unique heritage and continue to undergo rapid ...
More villages suffered the consequences of the massive floods that have hit the northern regions of Kazakhstan in the past weeks. At least seven people lost their lives, according to the ministry of internal affairs. The ministry of energy said on April ...
This is an important development for a project that had been under negotiation for decades. In January 2023, the three governments had given the project new life with an initial joint agreement. The Significance: Building the Kambar-Ata-1 dam and a ...
Given that such kind of amendments could be repurposed also during the Senate hearings, activists and human rights defenders shared with Vlast their opinion on what consequences the passing of the law could bring in terms of both press freedom and civil ...
Before the law was passed, during the high-profile trial of a former minister accused of beating and killing his wife with cruelty, many said that state institutions had failed to protect women. But what if the opposite is true, and the purpose of these ...
In a press release, OSF said the new legislation targeting organizations that receive foreign funding has limited the scope of its operations, exposing their activities to legal risks. “Over the following three decades, the foundation provided over $115 ...
Several demonstrations under the banner #ForSaltanat were planned. On April 12, a one-person picket in Almaty called for justice in the case regarding Nukenova. Other demonstrations are planned for April 13 in Milan, Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Turin ( ...
The broadcasting of trials is a rare practice in Kazakhstan. Because of the resonance of the case people have been glued to the live streaming of the court hearings, bringing front and center the discussion about violence against women. The Case ...