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Kazakhstan: Policemen convicted over Bloody January torture cases

Activists say prosecutors need to do more to prove the government is serious about stamping out police abuse.
Almaz Kumenov Jan 18, 2023
Hero of the People

Perspectives | Turkmenistan forgets Memory Day

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.
Oguljamal Yazliyeva Jan 12, 2023
Tokayev memorial

Kazakhstan: One year on from Bloody January, officials stick to their story

The government narrative is vague and full of holes.
Almaz Kumenov Jan 5, 2023
Red Roof Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
Almaty City Hall

Kazakhstan: Tokayev hopes to quell Bloody January passions with amnesty

The president is trying to move Kazakhstan on from the trauma 10 months ago, but the terms of the amnesty have not pleased everyone.
Joanna Lillis Nov 2, 2022
Volunteers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine participate in the harvest (photos by Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan claws millions back from Nazarbayev associates

The former president’s inner circle is coughing up.
Joanna Lillis Jul 18, 2022
Relatives of January victims protest in Almaty last month. (KIBHR)

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
Darkhan Ualiyev last year (Facebook)

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
SpongeBob SharshyShalbar (Loren Javier/Flickr/CC)

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
Burhanuddin Rabbani

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
Tokayev

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
detainees in Almaty

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
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: President Tokayev promising reform in a speech to parliament. (Photo: Kazakhstan presidential administration)

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
Kairat Satybaldy being detained by security personnel. (Photo: Yedilov Online Telegram account)

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

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