Kazakhstan: Environmentalists face prison over opposition to gold mine Hyperlocal activism over green issues has been on the rise, but its resurgence is hurting the interests of tycoons profiting from the natural resource extraction sector. Artyem Sochnev Feb 23, 2022
Kazakhstan woos investors as president pursues economic reboot Air Astana and KazMunaiGaz are to be listed after a long delay. Joanna Lillis Feb 23, 2022
Kazakhstan’s “digital party” founder: real opposition or catspaw? Bokayev's past in the ruling party makes him look like an unconvincing government critic for many. Almaz Kumenov Feb 22, 2022
Kazakhstan: 13 illegal data farms found in crackdown on gray crypto-miners Officials say the illegal miners are placing an unbearable burden on the power grid. Feb 21, 2022
Kazakhstan: No end in sight for protests in western region Oil workers and state employees want higher salaries, and the unemployed wants jobs. Almaz Kumenov Feb 19, 2022
Perspective | Independent investigation into Kazakhstan killings, torture a priority Human Rights Watch argues that the government’s responses to January events fall short. Hugh Williamson Feb 18, 2022
Kazakhstan plans to increase grain exports despite harvest woes The amount of grain gathered in 2021 was 18 percent less than what was harvested the previous year. Almaz Kumenov Feb 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan: Billions vanish into black hole on border with China A Kyrgyz outlet says $60 billion of goods may have been smuggled into the country from China over a 20-year period. Joanna Lillis Feb 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan struggling to refill Toktogul reservoir The hydropower facility is the source of 40 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity. Feb 14, 2022
Kazakhstan: President demands plan for the repatriation of offshore assets The call is a clear shot across the bow of former president Nazarbayev's family. Feb 9, 2022
Kazakhstan: Prosecutors offer their account on Bloody January Investigators have accused a banned political group of also fomenting violence. Almaz Kumenov Feb 8, 2022
After the Patriarch: Almaty theater seeks post-shock therapy in García Márquez Nazarbayev was everywhere, but never mentioned by name. Daniyar Moldabekov Feb 8, 2022
Xi Jinping to visit Kazakhstan in the fall Tokayev's visit to China was his first foreign trip since last month's unrest. Almaz Kumenov Feb 7, 2022
Perspectives | Cyberviolence is a curse for women in Central Asia There are legal protections, and many holes. Asylai Akisheva Feb 7, 2022
Kazakhstan: After civil unrest, industrial unrest spikes Workers across Kazakhstan are calling strikes, impatient for the better conditions the president promised after widespread unrest last month. Joanna Lillis Feb 7, 2022
Kazakhstan: Almaty protest calling for mayoral elections draws small crowd The demonstration, which city hall allowed, passed peacefully. Joanna Lillis Feb 5, 2022
Kazakhstan: Government poised for war on gray crypto-miners Electricity consumption surged by 8 percent last year. Almaz Kumenov Feb 4, 2022
Kazakhstan pledges to probe proliferating claims of human rights abuses The president has rejected calls for an international investigation into the unrest last month. Joanna Lillis, Almaz Kumenov Feb 3, 2022
Kazakhstan: Government keeps pumping money into rosy coverage A mystery outlet is getting $2.5 million. Almaz Kumenov Feb 3, 2022
Kazakhstan promises to smash smuggling rings on Chinese border The corruption has long been common knowledge. Joanna Lillis Feb 2, 2022
Kazakhstan: Parliament strips Nazarbayev of lifetime sinecures The 81-year-old former leader was last week removed as chair of the ruling party. Almaz Kumenov Feb 2, 2022
Uzbekistan: Get a jab, win a car Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm. Feb 2, 2022
Kazakhstan: Fintech revolution runs up against taxman’s demands Kazakhstan is a regional leader in mobile banking. Could tax reforms derail this unusual success story? Almaz Kumenov Jan 31, 2022
Perspectives | Unpacking Nazarbayev Inc. How the former president permeated Kazakh industry. Maximilian Hess Jan 31, 2022