Kazakhstan: Confidence low in government trust-building exercise Over the past two decades, the president’s office has instituted at least six ad hoc commissions to defuse some kind of political impasse. The latest is not off to an auspicious start. Darkhan Umirbekov Nov 4, 2019
Kazakhstan: Chinese Kazakhs arrested, face trial in remote location The pair tried to apply for asylum. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 15, 2019
Chinese Kazakhs slip into Kazakhstan for asylum The pair say they were both subjected to years of harassment at the hands of Chinese authorities before deciding to flee. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 11, 2019
Kazakhstan: Anti-graft agents spring into action over LRT scandal Around a dozen people are being investigated for possible embezzlement. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 11, 2019
Kazakhstan: Words mean everything in ethnic Kazakh debate What to call the Kazakhs who have moved to Kazakhstan since independence? Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 10, 2019
Kazakhstan: President voices frustration over problems in Nur-Sultan The city is the former president's baby. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 9, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang rights movement registered, but in neutered form Ata-Jurt was key to spotlighting rights abuses in China. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 30, 2019
Kazakhstan: Authorities downplay problems as students brawl over ethnic differences Two Uzbek students say they have come under systemic harassment. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 26, 2019
Kazakhstan: Does government reshuffle offer clues about future? Tokayev changed around some top officials on his 100th day in office. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 19, 2019
Kazakhstan: Fighting in the open at the Education Ministry The row appears to be about graft, but the real issue may be quite different Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 13, 2019
Kazakhstan: Sinophobic sentiments trigger fresh rallies Rallies began as talk circulated about plans to build dozens of factories. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 4, 2019
The Kazakh centenarian who escaped the Soviets twice Asiya Sardarbek fled the Red Army in Kazakhstan and then Afghanistan. Darkhan Umirbekov Jul 26, 2019