The Nonlistening State Laid-off workers from Zhanaozen went to the capital, but could not find justice Vlast English
A State for the Elite The government promises to improve everyone’s lives by supporting businesses, but the effect is the opposite Vlast English
Gasoline Wanted Soviet-era refineries and a lagging green transition continue to cause fuel shortages Vlast English
A Place of Hope While relatives seek a solution, they find repression from their own government Vlast English
Saying No to Bloodletting Time has come for the Ministry of Health to regulate “alternative medicine” in Kazakhstan Vlast English
“I had such big dreams” The actors’ personal history, not just their characters, can have a therapeutic effect Vlast English
The Right to Create Qandy Qantar gave us the opportunity to make something of our own, while the government says we cannot Vlast English
Ministry of Corrections The government’s determination to make communication perfect creates disinformation Vlast English
Life in a Parallel World So used in practicing censorship, Russia is trying to spread it even more widely Vlast English
Blocking Versus Resolving The government cannot resolve real problems, so it blocks websites instead Vlast English
Politics is not just Elections Is it possible to live “out of politics” when everything affects your rights and freedom? Vlast English
Qandas, Kazakh Qandastar are hardly welcome by locals in Kazakhstan, while the government uses them as a political tool Vlast English
Justice for the Few Tokayev’s imitative social institutions contradict the concept of justice Vlast English
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind In Kazakhstan, we are unable to complete infrastructure projects Vlast English
Patiently Waiting Kazakhstan’s government says it wants to punish domestic violence more harshly, but this remains an unfulfilled promise Vlast English