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

Urazbayev and a group of other Kazakhstan-based Karakalpaks have been accused of trying to undermine the constitutional order in Uzbekistan.

Putin hijacked a summit in Kazakhstan to spread a conspiracy theory, undermining his host’s efforts to get the world to take a grouping of Asian leaders seriously.

More than a military alliance analogous to NATO, the bloc is a political entity. But analysts have never agreed on its exact purpose.

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

Tokayev has so far got only three no-name candidates running against him.

Moscow says Astana's failure to expel Vrublevsky is a failure to live up to the spirit of their alliance.

The tussle over a market reveals how Nazarbayev-era officials were complicit in enriching the president’s family.

Rights activists insist Central Asian laborers are being conned.

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Little certain is known about the case since the trial was conducted under a heavy cloak of secrecy.

Tokayev says their intention is to derail his political reform agenda.

Grassroots efforts to help teens protect themselves are spreading, but the simplest solution is staring the Education Ministry in the face.

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

Family members marking 600 days of protest were outnumbered by local police.

Kazakhstan's president pledged unspecified assistance for Russians fleeing a "hopeless situation."

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

Russia’s war is coming to Kazakhstan in droves, again.

Kazakhstan’s largest bank has also suspended use of a popular Russian payment card.

In the first episode of our new podcast, we discuss a watershed moment in Central Asia's independent history, as Putin's war pushed the countries into China's arms. Plus, the worst violence yet between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And more.

Echoes of war drowned out talk of peace.

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

It sounded like Xi Jinping was warning Putin against any adventures in Central Asia.

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

The president promises reform, but don't expect political pluralism.