Kazakhstan

Free Speech Fears for Kazakstan Internet

New watchdog designed to monitor “destructive” website content, but could that include political debate as well as extremist literature?

Kazak Authorities Probe Flood Tragedy

Prosecutors investigating possible case of negligence after dam burst swamps village, killing 40. By Yana Bachevskaya in Taldykorgan, Daulet Kanagatuly and Nikolai Tsoy in Almaty

Kazakstan' Africans Fight for Residence Rights

Long-term residents say they face arbitrary obstructions and barely concealed message that they aren't wanted.

Arguments Over Nationhood in Kazakstan

Compromise sought between American-style melting pot and monoethnic Kazak state. By Daulet Kanagatuly in Almaty

Kazak Authorities Promote Regime-Friendly NGOs

Independent groups say they are shut out of government funding.

Calls for Release of Jailed Uzbek Poet

Kazakstan's Disunited Journalists

No space for trade unions in a profession where staff are deterred from any kind of collective action.

Kazakstan: One Law for the Rich

People offered nothing when they were evicted from their homes last year are angry that wealthier home-owners are to be recompensed.

Kashagan Oil Project on Shaky Ground

Customs Rules Put the Squeeze on Imports