Kazakhstan protests 2022

Ukrainian flags dotted many recent rallies in Almaty -- about issues as varied as pollution and International Women’s Day -- as people in Kazakhstan call for peace.

Does Kazakhstan owe Russia a “debt” for Moscow’s help in January? And what should we make of Kazakhstan’s neutral position on the unfolding conflict in Ukraine?

Uzbekistan sent a second note to Kazakhstan about the Uzbek citizens who remain in detention after having been rounded up during the January unrest.

Fears of continued instability and uncertainty over the government’s course of action may cause more people to decide to leave Kazakhstan.

A great deal depends on how Kazakhstan recovers from the disorder and orients itself toward the changing international security terrain.

Tashkent reiterated its anti-CSTO sentiments and says it can independently control domestic issues if needed. 

Resolving discontent with Almaty’s local government will be an important step in Kazakhstan’s broader political reform efforts.

Authorities have refused to allow relatives or lawyers to see the 12,000 people reportedly in custody, giving little information about them.

In a statement, several U.N. special rapporteurs condemned Kazakhstan’s broad use of the term “terrorism.”

Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.