Kazakstan: "Gay Propaganda" Ban for Internet
Provision sneaked into legislative package protecting minors from offensive online content.
Provision sneaked into legislative package protecting minors from offensive online content.
Weekly consistently criticised government’s closeness to Moscow.
Feared while in power, Rahat Aliev failed to rebrand himself as an upstanding dissident.
“Ethnic insult” charge comes at a time when the Russian minority question has come to the fore.
Authorities have yet to respond to concerns about a bill that civil society groups fear will curb their activities.
Ambition to host Winter Olympics could deter government from copying Moscow’s homophobic law.
Kazakstan agrees to “coordinate” foreign policy with Moscow. Some read that as “seeking approval”.
Opponents of new regional grouping fear the effects of committing to Russian-dominated economic regulation.
Russians say nationalist sensitivities have been heightened by Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
Poster showing 19th century cultural heroes in clinch sparks sound and fury, but doesn’t mean Kazak legislators will rush to adopt Russian-style homophobic laws.