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Former Soviet states eye opportunities as Russia suffers Ukraine rout
Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its ‘special military operation’The…
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‘I have not gone anywhere’: former Kazakh leader denies fleeing country
Nursultan Nazarbayev says he is taking ‘deserved rest’ in four-minute video released on TuesdayKazakhstan’s fo…
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Where is Kazakhstan’s former longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev?
Analysis: All-encompassing status that took 30 years to build appears to have crumbled in just of a few daysIt…
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Scepticism in uneasy Kazakhstan as president promises reform
Thousands of people still in jail after protests while behind-the-scenes power struggle continuesKazakhstan’s …
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Foreign meddling behind Kazakhstan unrest, Putin claims
Russian president says Moscow-led military bloc will take steps to ensure any future interference in region fa…
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Kazakhstan says 164 people were killed in week of unrest
Almaty and other cities calm after violent protests, but authorities say ‘counterterrorist operation’ still un…
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As order is restored in Kazakhstan, its future is murkier than ever
The tragic events of last week, in which dozens lost their lives, have exposed hidden political tensionsFor ma…
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Kazakhstan president vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tells security forces to ‘use lethal force without warning’The president of Kazakhstan, …
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Putin taking a risk in Kazakhstan and may hope for reward
Analysis: CSTO may be an alliance but decision to intervene was almost certainly taken in MoscowThe old joke a…
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Dozens of protesters and police dead amid Kazakhstan unrest
Witnesses in Almaty describe scenes of chaos in streets as Russian ‘peacekeepers’ arrive in countryWhat are th…
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Kazakhstan unrest: what are the protests about?
Demonstration sparked by fuel prices has become general protest against corruption and inequalityRussian parat…
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Poverty, inequality and corruption: why Kazakhstan’s former leader is no longer untouchable
Analysis: Nursultan Nazarbaye, behind-the-scenes powerbroker, thought he found a way to step aside without ris…
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The last of the Zoroastrians
A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion. By Shaun Walker My grandfather had never been…
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‘Edge of catastrophe’: report warns firms and governments off Turkmenistan
Citizens of gas-rich, isolated state subject to food shortages and human rights abusesInvestors and government…