kazakhstan
This article attempts to find out how protests in Kazakhstan differ from each other, in which part of the country they occur more often, and at what time of the year there are the most protests.
Independent Kazakhstan has no healthy environment for the institutional opposition activity to grow and strengthen. The authorities prevented any attempts at the grassroots. (more…)
Kazakhstan is an economically successful country, which ranks first in the world in uranium production, is in the top 10 in coal, iron, gold reserves, and 11th in the world in oil and gas reserves. However, the national economy declines and the personal wellbeing deteriorated significantly in the last two years. (more…)
Country sees a clampdown on independent media and civil society as a weakened president scrambles to entrench his grip on power. (more…)
“Everyone understands that a power struggle has taken place behind the scenes, and that the violence is connected to that power struggle”, – states Ivar Dale, Senior Policy Adviser at Norwegian Helsinki Committee in an interview with CABAR.asia analytical platform.
Tokayev carried out blamestorming after protests in Kazakhstan and set political agenda for this year.
In Kazakhstan, participants of peaceful protests fear prosecution and crackdown, while experts predict tightened censorship. (more…)
The protests in Kazakhstan are going on for the fourth day in a row. On January 2, residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau went out to protest against the double rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas to 120 tenge (0.27 dollars) per litre. The protesters demanded to decrease the price to the previous one. (more…)
Kazakhstan is planning to adopt amendments to the law “On personal data and protection” before the end of 2021. (more…)