Когда ненависть и дискриминация становятся государственной политикой, она никогда не ограничивается действием против одной группы. Вопрос времени, когда она затронет и других.

A petition against “LGBT propaganda” filed by a conservative group received support from the government and could now make its way through Kazakhstan’s legislative system. Activists say this would turn into a repressive tool. vlast.kz/english/61302-…

Why a growing number of migrant workers from #Uzbekistan are choosing #Poland over #Russia - check my latest story for Meduza’s The Beet meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Is #Kazakhstan a Middle Power? What does that mean for Astana's foreign policy? Paolo Sorbello answers these Qs in must-read Власть piece, in which I feature alongside Nargis Kassenova + Anastassiya Reshetnyak in discussing latest trope in KZ rhetoric. vlast.kz/english/61345-…

In the global arena, Kazakhstan labels itself as “middle power,” a concept that lacks a clear definition and, importantly, does not come with concrete responsibilities, experts argue. vlast.kz/english/61345-…

Репортаж о жизни и работе на гляциологической станции Туйыксу на высоте 3450 метров над уровнем моря. Ледник был открыт в 1902 году, а регулярные наблюдения начали вести в 1956 году. Гляциологи здесь ведут наблюдения круглый год: vlast.kz/inside/61530-s…

🔴 The Chevening scholarship is one of the few routes for Afghan students to study in the UK. The foreign office has quietly suspended applications and won't tell us – or the alumni network – why. Scoop from Mariam Amini now leading Hyphen 👇 hyphenonline.com/2024/08/23/uk-…

Is this what the #Kazakhstan government means by being a "listening state"? Hard to listen, if journalists are barred from being in the room and asking questions.

We would like to express our concern regarding the arrest of Bahruz Samadov, PhD student and participant in our conference, on 21/08 in Baku on alleged charges of treason. It is our sincere hope that he will be released and that he will be able to join us in Venice in December.

My analytical piece published by 🔴 Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung on how Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have introduced workfare measures in their unemployment and poverty-reduction policies is out! rosalux.de/en/news/id/524…

Algunas de las declaraciones salidas de Rusia contra la soberanía de Asia Central: “Los kazajos nunca tuvieron un estado, él [presidente Nazarbáyev] fue quien lo creó”. Vladímir Putin, presidente de Rusia (2014)

10 лет во Власти. 1 сентября 2014 ушла из VoxPopuli, 15 вышла во Власть. Никогда не думала, что где-нибудь смогу проработать так долго. Но интересно каждый день.

Soo, forgot to mention that I started a little podcast. Interkom is about politics and society in the post-Soviet region. I'm still trying out different formats, but conversations with interesting voices from the region are gonna be a recurring theme.