Perspectives | In Baku, mapping change and memory A project to archive one of the Azerbaijani capital's oldest neighborhoods interrupts efforts to wipe its memory away. Mehelle Project staff Aug 25, 2022
Kazakhstan claws millions back from Nazarbayev associates The former president’s inner circle is coughing up. Joanna Lillis Jul 18, 2022
Kazakhstan: Summer of sentences over winter discontent July has seen 100 convictions so far, but there is little faith in investigators’ impartiality. Daniyar Moldabekov Jul 18, 2022
Justice in Kazakhstan: Did Bloody January really turn activist into violent extremist? In a matter of days, Darkhan Ualiyev lost his brother and then his freedom. His prospects look bleak. Daniyar Moldabekov, Chris Rickleton Jun 27, 2022
Kazakh-language film content makes progress against Russian headwinds One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide. Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2022
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s first fall and an opening for Tajik journalists Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies. Text by a Tajik journalist, Photos by Parviz Amirjonov May 20, 2022
Kazakhstan’s Second Republic: Plus ça change? President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised a new democratic order following unrest in January. But promises of reform come cheap in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov May 5, 2022
Shot, tortured, facing jail: Can Kazakhstan deliver justice after Bloody January? Over 1,000 people are awaiting trial related to the unrest. Many were simply onlookers injured in the crossfire. They are now navigating a criminal justice system weighted firmly against them. Joanna Lillis Apr 15, 2022
Kazakhstan: President vows wide-ranging political reforms to ward off stagnation Tokayev says he is going to make it easier for more political parties to get registered. Almaz Kumenov Mar 16, 2022
Kazakhstan: Net tightens around Nazarbayev clan as nephew arrested Satybaldy appears to have been linked to the unrest in January. Joanna Lillis Mar 13, 2022
Kazakhstan: Ex-security services boss in frame for treason also accused of corruption Masimov was a long-time close associate of former President Nazarbayev. Almaz Kumenov Mar 10, 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: 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