As mass protests against the regime broke out in Kazakhstan at the beginning of the year, the first month of 2022 will go down in history as Bloody January. Is this the end of the Nazarbayev era?
Agnieszka Widlaszewska on the relevance of the CSTO in light of the organisation's first-ever deployment of collective forces to support the Kazakhstani authorities in regaining control after [...]
In light of the recent upheavals and political unrest in Kazakhstan, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon writes about the need to change public perception and portrayals of Kazakhstan in global news and [...]
Since 2 January, the world has watched as a relatively small protest in western Kazakhstan turned into country-wide unrest. While it may shock some to see protests over an increase in fuel prices [...]
At the end of last month, two Kazakh feminists and LGBT+ activists were detained on unclear grounds after a mob of around 30 men had started to harass them while they were giving a talk on [...]
Tensions are rising in Kazakhstan over China's political and economic influence in the country and the continued detention of ethnic Kazakhs in China's Xinjiang province.
"The author’s passion for music and culture is enough for the novel to deliver a fascinating portrait of Kazak culture and a definitive record of the words between the music".
Aigerim Nurseitova guides us through a new generation of Central Asian artists who are striving to change society through their art and social media presence.
All over Kazahkstan, people are coming together, demanding fair elections and democratic reform. Sydney Millar on whether we are watching the emergence of a Kazakh spring.
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