We’ve prepared a fresh roundup of blog posts and online discussions that took place on Russian-language Neweurasia and in a wider Kazakh blogosphere in the last few days.
On a World Refugee Day, 20 June, I …

Radio Free Europe reports that Uzbek refugee Gabdurafih Temirboev is in detention in Kazakhstan. Not much is known about his condition and Kazakh Foreign Ministry did not give information about charges brought against him. Temirboev …

This entry is a translation of Dmitry’s post, originally in Russian.
While Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan is reviewing the draft media law proposed by the Ministry of Information and Culture, the discussions revolve around …

What follows is a roundup of blog posts and online discussions that took place in Kazakh blogosphere in the last few days.
Almaty, 24 June, burning of “censorship” at the journalists’ meeting
Proposed amendments to Mass Media …

This week our new Russian-language Neweurasia Kazakhstan blog covered various topics pertinent to life in Kazakhstan, from space ships and OSCE chairmanship to Kazakh art, which made its way to British audience.

This entry is a translation of Dmitry’s post, originally in Russian.
Kazakhstan seriously started the development of its space industry. The “Kazsat” satellite, to be launched in July, is the first project in a row of …

Erbosyn Meldebekov. My brother my enemy. 2002
On 7th June the UK channel More4 featured a program on modern Kazakh art “Kazakhstan Swings”.
In this program, art critic of the Times Waldemar Januszczak presents the modern …

Relations between Kazakhstan and Iran have noticeably developed after the visit of Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs K. Tokaev to Iran.
“We confirm the right of states-parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to conduct nuclear research activities …