Kazakhstan

13 June 2013
Thousands March Against Putin, Bosnian Protests Prompt Government Shutdown

Plus, EU sentiment is dampened by a threat to Poland and Kazakhstan bans U.S. adoptions over an ‘orphan ranch.’

By Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, Erik N. Nelson, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
6 June 2013
Latvia Gets Euro Nod, Anti-Gay Sentiment on Rise in Russia

Plus, Slovenia’s former prime minister gets jail time, and a Kazakhstani court convicts would-be Syrian rebels.

By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
4 June 2013
Financial Cold Shower Awaits Croatia, Poland Announces Military Spending Splurge

Plus, Russia mulls amnesty for economic criminals and Armenia's president explains why he skipped a Eurasian security summit.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
30 May 2013
Prison for Bosnian Croats, a Budget Break for Hungary

Plus, a Belarusian beaver bites and kills, and Russia strengthens Central Asia ties.

By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
29 May 2013
Bulgarian Socialists Return to Power, Mystery Over Ban of Russian Networking Site

Plus, Czech cabinet ministers in dramatic standoff at Prague airport and Azerbaijan must choose between rival gas pipelines.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
Nursultan Nazarbaev
20 May 2013
Kazakhstan Shrugs Off Human Rights Concerns

Economics count for more than rights, and Western governments have little leverage anyway. From IWPR.

By Gaziza Baituova
 
3 May 2013
Ireland Abandons Magnitsky Bill, Jewish Leaders Confront Ugly Side of Hungary
Plus, Belarusian ‘press freedom’ means release from jail and Kazakhs hand down terror plot sentences.
By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu and Vladimir Matan
 
19 April 2013
Kazakhstan Enters the Twilight Zone

A new book tries to envision the country in the wake of its septuagenarian president’s departure.

 
18 April 2013
Russian Social Network Raided, Church Urged Not to Locate Near Srebrenica

Also, the United States and Russia agree on adoption cooperation and Kazakhstan shines in the IT sphere.

By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
Andrei Voityuk100
3 April 2013
Prokhorov Claims Fraud in Russian Mayoral Vote, Poland Mulls LOT Sale

Plus, the UN and Kazakhstan team up to mediate Central Asian water disputes and Turkmen citizens jump for joy at the leader’s command.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, and Vladimir Matan
 

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