A year after deadly rioting in Kazakhstan that was the worst unrest in the Central Asian country’s three decades of independence, human rights activists say many government promises of accountability and democratization remain unfulfilled
Events in Central Asia in 2022 were overshadowed by massive, fatal unrest, fallout from Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and a bloody border conflict between the region's two poorest states, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Here, we look at five issues to watch in the region in the year ahead.
Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev has vowed to clamp down on the theft of state assets, and billions of dollars have already been recovered. But experts fear
Last month saw one of ex-president Nazarbaev's relatives convicted and jailed a development unimaginable before mass unrest in January while some businesses linked to the Nazarbaevs have been gobbled up by the state. Is the government going after the family's vast wealth?
An annual cultural event called the Essay Of Victory is due to be held soon around Russia and Central Asia to test participants’ knowledge of World War II. But one Kazakh city is refusing to take part, calling it Russian state propaganda that is inappropriate with war raging in Ukraine.