IN FOCUS
IN DETAIL
POLITICAL PROCESS
IN THE PRESS
EXTRA
CORRUPTION
EVENTS and OPINIONS
RECOMMEND
HOTLINE
The Kazakhstan elections and the transition that wasn’t
- Details
- Written by Mihra Rittmann
In March, Kazakhstan's long-term leader stepped down, making way for a "transition" of power. But everything about this change has been carefully orchestrated and highly controlled - as this Sunday's elections show.
What Is Nazarbayev’s Legacy in Kazakhstan?
- Details
- Written by Paolo Sorbello
Kazakhstan’s first president resigned, but he remains fundamentally intertwined with the state.
Kazakhs say it is time for closer ties with EU
- Details
- Written by New Europe
Interview with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko
The Central Asian energy giant’s deputy minister of foreign affairs says the current state of relations between Brussels and Kazakhstan presents a unique opportunity to forge closer bilateral relations.
Opposition Candidate Calls for Democratic Reforms in Kazakhstan
- Details
- Written by Latin American Herald Tribune
Amirzhan Kosanov, the lone opposition candidate in Kazakhstan’s June 9 presidential election, took the opportunity of Wednesday’s televised debate to demand democratic reforms in the Central Asian nation.
Kazakhstan detains 3 women protesters for extremism ahead of vote
- Details
- Written by AFP
Three women who took part in an anti-government protest are under house arrest on suspicion of belonging to an extremist organisation, police said Sunday, a week ahead of elections in the authoritarian state.
‘You can't run from the truth': Iconic art protests preface Kazakh presidential vote
- Details
- Written by Chris Rickleton
Kazakhstan's young, creative class 'wakes up' – will the rest follow?
Pashinyan finishes out of the medals in Kazakhstan
- Details
- Written by Eurasianet
At a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union in Kazakhstan, the visiting heads of state were awarded with medals and inducted into the "Order of The First President of The Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev." Or all but one of them were, anyway.
A Half-Open Gate to Hell
- Details
- Written by Wojciech Górecki
With Wojciech Górecki about the Russian-Chinese game, Moscow’s strategy and about preventing burano talks Małgorzata Schwarzgruber.
Kazakhstan: Ersatz presidential candidates spar in pretend debate
- Details
- Written by Eurasianet
Kazakhstan's pretend presidential election contest would not have been complete without a pretend debate among the pretend candidates.
Report says Human Rights NGO Open Dialogue Foundation “suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence”
- Details
- Written by New Europe Newsroom
The area around the Lubyanka, the headquarters of Russia's intelligence services - the FSB - in Moscow.
economy
Copyright © 1997 - 2019 IAC EURASIA. All Rights Reserved. EWS 9 Wimpole Street London W1G 9SR United Kingdom.