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The Russian propaganda in Kazakhstan, especially propaganda of war in Ukraine, spreads beyond the Russian-speaking audience. Experts consider it an alarming sign. (more…)
“The attempt of radical neophytes to fob off foreign religious ideals on the society, including in the form of the archaic attire, is a blatant challenge to our traditional principles and values.” This is what the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev said at the National Kurultai (assembly). Who was the message addressed to and what does it mean for the social and economic life of the country? (more…)
‘R.I.P’ was written four thousand times in the comments to the YouTube channel ‘Obozhayu’. The threats were addressed to the founder of the channel, Askhat Niyazov, who publishes his critical interviews, which do not let the akims (mayors) sleep peacefully at night. The threats first appeared in early 2024 and became the continuation of cyber-attacks against Kazakhstan media outlets that were launched at the end of 2023. What do journalists and bloggers do not to lose in this ‘digital war’? (more…)
46 per cent of all water available in Kazakhstan, which is too much, comes to the country on neighbouring states. Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation intends to reduce water dependency of the republic on its neighbours by one fourth.
In Central Asian states, criticism of journalistic materials by journalists has failed to become peculiar to the media community. CABAR.asia figures out why it happened so. (more…)
Now Balkhash is a natural site. If a nuclear power plant is built on the lake, it will turn into an industrial pond. It will let China limit the Ili river flow feeding the lake, and the new load on the lake will generally lead to the irreversible degradation of the Balkhash ecosystem. This is what experts told to CABAR.asia. (more…)
“Travel agency principal who deceived pilgrims was detained.” “Scammers deceive about 50 pilgrims from Almaty and Shymkent.” “Tokayev demands to punish those who deceived Kazakhstanis who went to Mecca for hajj.” These are the headlines of Kazakhstan media during the pilgrimage of Muslims to holy places. CABAR.asia figures out why there are problems related to hajj. (more…)
Sometimes journalists of Kazakhstan have to catch running ministers in corridors, literally hustle into government elevators to ask questions to high-ranking officials and always be prepared for a detention by the police from any public event. Has it always been like that? (more…)
Religious leaders, particular persons preaching religious values use social media to communicate with the audience. How to identify those ‘digital preachers’ who aim for destruction? (more…)
Some commentators on social media justify the homicide of Saltanat Nukenova, wife of ex-head of the ministry of national economy of Kazakhstan, by religion. CABAR.asia asked experts if religion truly justifies abuse of women. (more…)