Karakalpak Activist Muratbai Given Asylum Seeker Status in Kazakhstan
Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratbai has reportedly been granted asylum seeker status in Kazakhstan, where he …
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Prominent Karakalpak Activists Aqylbek Muratbai Facing Extradition From Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan
An Almaty court has ordered Aqylbek Muratbai, an outspoken Karakalpak activist, to be held in …
Japan’s Role in Healing the Aral Sea and Engaging Central Asia
Multiple international actors have become involved in helping Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan alleviate the devastating consequences …
Climate Change Is Fueling the Disappearance of the Aral Sea
Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none …
Can Kazakhstan Stay the Course on Economic Reform?
This week, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shuffled his government. Besides new Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, …
Kazakhstan Appoints a New Government
Olzhas Bektenov is Kazakhstan’s new prime minister, but he will work with a similar ministerial …
Central Asia No Closer to Shaking Perceptions of Corruption
Struggling with “dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption” the annual Corruption Perceptions …
Kazakhstan’s Government Under Fire for Sloppy Earthquake Response
The Minister for Emergency Situations in Kazakhstan faces a possible layoff after the departments under …
‘Very Strong’ 7.1 Magnitude Quake in Western China Kills 3
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at …