Little Support for Kazak Wives
Women in rural areas have little hope of a sympathetic ear if their husband abuses them.
Women in rural areas have little hope of a sympathetic ear if their husband abuses them.
Women from southern Kazakstan are being forced into prostitution both at home and abroad.
New legislation looks good on paper but opponents say will do nothing to make elections fairer.
A wide-ranging US human rights probe provokes Kazak fury
Kazak leader, Nursultan Nazarbaev, has declared war on the independent media
The president's decision to reject a tough new media law was a cosmetic gesture designed to conceal the dismal state of press freedom.
Computerised voting will make Kazak elections slicker – but will it make them any fairer?
A new strategy for boosting Kazakstan's oil industry reflects concern that foreign interest will wane as Iraq comes on stream.
Russia's Kazak minority is stepping up its call for autonomy, mirroring demands by Russians in Kazakstan.
The grey-market metal trade costs people their lives and the country millions of dollars.