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On December 23, 2022, the president of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev surrounded by companions walked through the Almaty-based Republic Square with a gloomy face. The memorial “Tagzym” (“Bowing”) in the memory of the tragedy of January events was built in a matter of days on the square. In early 2022, the largest in the history of sovereign Kazakhstan civil protest took place in that square. (more…)
10 months have passed since the beginning of war in Ukraine and the information agenda of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has been related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine all this time. We have decided to look at how the behaviour of internet users has changed in this period. (more…)
Kazakhstan has a paradoxical situation: citizens are punished for dissemination of religious non-extremist materials. One can even get fined for selling Quran or the New Testament on classifieds sites or for publishing an interview with the clergy. (more…)
A lamb sacrificed in memory of those who died during the January events lies in front of President Tokayev wearing a business suit. Imam sits near the president, and officials sit behind them. This photo is probably the most accurate portrayal of what happens to secularism in Kazakhstan. The authorities demonstrate their piousness, at the same time speaking continuously about the secularism of the state and maintaining strict control over the religious sphere. Does the situation need to be changed? (more…)
Kazakhstan is finalising the results of the snap presidential election. According to the exit poll, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, who have headed the republic after Nursultan Nazarbayev left office in 2019, has won 80 per cent of votes. Nazarbayev has already congratulated his successor on the new presidential term. (more…)
Snap presidential election are taking place on November 20 in the country, and the outcome is foregone, according to many Kazakhstanis. (more…)
The upcoming snap presidential election will expectedly end up with the absolute win of current president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. There are no chances for any opponent to win the required number of votes, according to experts.
The partial mobilisation announced in Russia has covered not only the Russians. Migrants from Central Asia are being deceived into doing military service, while officials voice suggestions of depriving of Russian citizenship of those who have received it in the last 10 years and refuses to do military service.
In Kazakhstan, a group of parents of pupils practising Islam demand that the authorities stop prohibiting wearing headscarf to girls in schools. This year, the activists suggested a compromise – to allow girls wear white hoods instead of headscarfs.
After partial mobilisation was announced in Russia, crowds of Russians flooded to neighbouring countries, including Central Asia. Most of them take these states as transit ones and do not stay there for long. However, the inflow of Russian citizens has seriously alarmed the residents of host countries. It is often due to misunderstanding of how it can affect their ordinary life. (more…)