The last thing Zarina Giyassova recalls before she lost consciousness in a deadly gas explosion was people "burning and ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In Kazakhstan, people have been ...

Authorities in Kazakhstan are misusing extremism and terrorism legislation to target peaceful government critics and others, in violation of international human rights law. People convicted on ...

Constitutional judges in Kazakhstan have cleared the way for a new term in office for the country's authoritarian leader, ...

Kazakhstan is to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during a state-of-the-nation address. The date of the vote has ...

Last week, Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Commission published the full draft of a proposed new constitution and its overview of the document. The commission framed the next step as a nationwide ...

The need for a thorough, evidenced-based understanding of Central Asia’s past is rising, given Russia’s tendency to try to reinvent history as it continues to harbor imperial geopolitical ambitions.

In Kazakhstan, people have been mesmerized by the country's first ever live-streamed trial. It's the trial of a former government minister who was accused of murdering his wife. The case has ...