Chris Rickleton
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Kazakhstan preps trials for Nazarbayev ally, mega-rich relative
Kazakh authorities appear happy to chase the former first family’s money, but are squeamish about accusing them of mutiny. → Read More
Justice in Kazakhstan: Did Bloody January really turn activist into violent extremist?
We profile an activist caught up in Kazakhstan’s justice system since the Bloody January events. His prospects look bleak. → Read More
Are Kazakhstan’s post-January torture investigations slowing to a stop?
Kazakhstan’s president has promised no more torture. Victims of alleged police abuse say their complaints are being ignored. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan’s donkeys-to-China trade courts controversy, corruption
Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys. → Read More
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev faces a rival from history
Kazakhstan’s president is distancing himself from his mentor and predecessor, much as Nursultan Nazarbayev did during his own rise to power. → Read More
Casino reopening plan divides Kyrgyzstan’s elite
Kyrgyzstan’s government is hoping to reopen casinos, but concerns from the Muslim community are dogging the project and hinting at tensions in the country’s leadership. → Read More
Kazakhstan seeks to thread diplomatic needle over Russia’s Ukraine war
Kazakhstan has been trying put some distance between itself and an increasingly isolated Russia, but there are signals that officials are now fine-tuning this approach. → Read More
Kazakhstan: Dying in the darkness
The night before Kazakhstan’s leader ordered troops to “shoot to kill,” men in uniforms went on a murderous rampage in Almaty, eyewitnesses tell Eurasianet. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan, Centerra sit down as Kumtor problems pile up
Problems piling up at Kyrgyzstan’s flagship gold mine, plus trouble unloading bullion on international markets, appear to have forced Bishkek to the negotiating table. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan: A weakened parliament back up for grabs
Kyrgyzstan’s president gutted parliament. In the upcoming vote, a year late, he will see more risks than opportunities. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan: Afghanistan crisis seen stoking xenophobia for Pakistanis
A boom in Pakistani visitors is stirring xenophobia in Kyrgyzstan, putting the long-suffering student community from the South Asian country on the defensive. → Read More
Central Asia and Afghanistan: Enemies at the gate?
The Taliban has assured Central Asia’s governments that it has no designs on them, but can it keep more hostile groups in check? → Read More
Kyrgyzstan: Ruling tandem in trouble?
The relationship between the two figures running Kyrgyzstan these days is looking strained → Read More
Will Kazakhstan reap fruits of China’s crypto crackdown?
From the minute China declared war on its booming cryptomining industry, Kazakhstan was tipped to benefit from the sector-shaking exodus. → Read More
Kazakhstan: Russia’s Yandex taxi in court trouble as China’s Didi circles
A popular Russian-owned ride-hailing company in Kazakhstan is in a spot of legal trouble. And a Chinese rival may be about to benefit. → Read More
Kazakhstan’s green economy: Greenbacks for the Nazarbayevs?
Investigation: A daughter of Kazakhstan’s former president appears to enjoy a recycling monopoly. Drivers are paying. → Read More
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: Who is going to pay?
Kyrgyzstan is flogging its section of the would-be China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, but how successfully? → Read More
China hounds Xinjiang data collectors
A project that catalogs the victims of Chinese repression has been targeted by Beijing’s wolf warriors and Central Asian governments. → Read More
Kyrgyzstan: Expropriation law takes Kumtor battle to the brink
Kyrgyzstan has slapped a colossal fine on the country’s largest foreign investment, the Kumtor gold mine, in what looks like a prelude to nationalization. → Read More
Kazakhstan: Oil workers resistance to jabs complicates output plans
Ninety percent of oil workers in Kazakhstan are reportedly declining coronavirus vaccinations. This could pose stumbling block in oil output plans → Read More