Eurasianet

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council.

Lake Balkhash is fed by the Ili River that originates over the border in China’s Xinjiang region.

Organized citizens are beginning to check wealthy developers and their enablers in the Astana administration.

ArcelorMittal is hearing more complaints from government, as well as the public.

Authorities appear happy to chase the former first family’s money, but are squeamish about accusing them of mutiny.

Eurasianet’s correspondent in northern Kazakhstan has been following a dispute between a small town and its main employer, which appears to be heading for the exit.

Farmers suspect authorities are reluctant to offer a diagnosis, as some diseases would require the government to pay compensation.

Authorities are trying to balance the interests of big business with rising community resistance.

January’s unrest is on the government’s mind, but do authorities have the tools to respond?

A Eurasianet contributor is facing prosecution for reporting on the lack of protests in his hometown of Stepnogorsk. Here he tells his story.

A grassroots environmental campaign has implications far beyond the small Kazakh town where it started.

ArcelorMittal Temirtau has begun engaging, but air quality is not improving.