Kazakhstan
At least 500 people have been arrested for protesting against polls, which saw Kassym-Jomart Tokayev become president.
Asia
Opinion
by Arkady Dubnov
Nursultan Nazarbayev20 Mar 2019 05:35 GMT
With Nursultan Nazarbayev giving up some of his powers, questions are arising as to who will succeed him.
Europe19 Mar 2019 19:11 GMT
Nursultan Nazarbayev announces shock resignation in televised address, hands over power to speaker of upper house.
Asia21 May 2016 14:15 GMT
Police block protests in major cities over reforms the opposition says will lead to foreigners acquiring too much land.
101 East21 May 2015 23:33 GMT
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
Europe27 Apr 2015 12:01 GMT
Central Asian country's president has secured new five-year term, poll body says, in absence of any real opposition.
Europe26 Apr 2015 18:48 GMT
Nursultan Nazarbayev guaranteed re-election for third term as he faces no real challenge from his two nominal rivals.
People & Power19 Feb 2014 18:00 GMT
How are British mining companies impacting the Central Asian nation's worsening environmental track record?
Counting the Cost20 Jul 2013 15:00 GMT
The deportation of a Kazakh dissident's family has raised questions about Italy's interests in the oil-rich nation.
The Listening Post04 Mar 2013 10:03 GMT
As the country marches into the future, many critical journalists get a taste of its Soviet past.