Kazakhstan fails to probe violence against January protesters: HRW
Kazakhstan’s failure to investigate rights violations by the authorities during January’s protests has been condemned by Human Rights Watch (HRW)….
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Kazakhstan makes coup claims ahead of rubber-stamp election
Kazakhstan’s authorities claim they prevented an attempted coup by supporters of an exiled opposition leader ahead of Sunday’s presidential election….
Kazakh president refuses to recognise Russian-held ‘republics’ in Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev caused an uncomfortable moment for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin when he said his giant Central Asian…
Kazakhs to vote on constitutional reforms to limit presidential powers
Kazakhs are due to vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms on June 5 on 33 separate articles – about…
Kazakhstan struggles to maintain relations with Russia amid war with Ukraine
Kazakhstan is struggling to distance itself from Russia which bailed out embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in January with more…
Kazakhstan president Tokayev boosts ties with Russia while pushing aside his strongman predecessor
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss bilateral cooperation as…
Kazakhstan president consolidates grip after violence
The violence in Kazakhstan this month left 225 people dead, according to the authorities which previously reported much lower numbers….
Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says his security forces will “shoot to kill without warning” and labelled protesters as foreign-backed “terrorists”. …
Kazakh police arrest hundreds of election protesters
Police in Kazakhstan arrested hundreds of protesters during the weekend election to “choose” a president. Kazakhstan’s deputy interior minister Marat Kozhayev said…