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Masimov's detention has come in for criticism from a UN working group.

Astana says it is trying to “adequately respond to new threats and risks.”

A public conversation on the subject has been triggered by a faux pas by a prominent businessman.

Astana Hub insists it was not hosting miners, although it admits it may have provided them computing infrastructure services.

Anti-Russia sentiment in Kazakhstan has been fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Satybaldy is widely suspected of involvement in January's unrest, but he is not being investigated over those events.

Most visitors to the Instagram account are aware it is not a news website.

The city has changed name at least six times in its relatively brief history.

Russians seeking to relocate away from their country are likely targets.

Parliamentary elections will take place in the first half of 2023.

The Ukraine war has upended the Russian-language dubbing of Western blockbusters. Kazakh cinemas are turning to domestic features.

For all its billions spent, China still controls only a small share of Kazakh oil output.

Kazakhstan is dependent on Russia for its main oil export route, which has run into repeated problems since Nur-Sultan refused to support Moscow’s war.

Sanctions on Russia have stopped deliveries from the factories that traditionally supplied Kazakhstan.

The Chinese economy is not the one Kazakhs watch most closely.

Authorities have detected and shut down around 100 illegal mining farms since the start of the year.

Officials have accused speculators of causing last year's price spikes.

Kazakhstan says it expects to produce up to 13.5 million tons of wheat this year.

The culture minister says he is responding to calls from the public.

Some analysts believe this is payback for Nur-Sultan offering Europe help stabilizing the global energy market.

The plan is to shoot 80,000 of the antelope in the west of the country.

Officials want as many people as possible to get involved in buying shares.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

Tokayev has OK'ed a commission charged with recovering money unlawfully spirited out of the country.

The referendum has bolstered the standing of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.