Kazakhstan Bets on AI: What Could Derail Its Data Center Plans?
PRAGUE, November 2, Free Eurasia. NVIDIA chief Jensen Huang’s visit to Astana has drawn attention to Kazakhstan’s plans to become
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Tokayev’s Address: 6.5 Trillion Tenge from the National Fund for Infrastructure, Minimum Wage Hike
Kazakhstan’s president proposed allocating about 6.5 trillion tenge from the National Fund to infrastructure through 2029 and raising the minimum wage in 2027.
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The Snow Leopard Knows No Borders
A new research and rehabilitation center in Kyrgyzstan highlights how protecting the snow leopard can bring Central Asian countries and mountain communities together.
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QazETA: Why Moscow Sought Clarification — and How Russia Introduced RuID
Kazakhstan’s electronic travel authorization has prompted questions from Moscow, even though Russia introduced a similar advance notification system for foreign visitors in 2025.
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Kazakhstan: Extradition Detention as a Tool of Repression
PRAGUE, October 11 — Free Eurasia. The case of Yulia Yemelyanova and the experiences of other activists who have been
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Quick Poll: Why Astana Residents Came to Vote and What They Expect
Astana, August 23, Free Eurasia. On August 23, Kazakhstan is holding elections to the Kurultai, the country’s new unicameral parliament
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Kazakhstan Elects the Kurultai as the CEC Disputes Description of Elections as “Early”
ASTANA, August 23, Free Eurasia. Voting began in Kazakhstan on Sunday in elections to the Kurultai, the country’s new unicameral
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China and Its “Fortress Eurasia”
ASTANA, August 21, Free Eurasia. Amid growing economic and political competition between the United States and China, Central Asia is
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Kurultai replaces parliament: What will Kazakhstan’s August election change?
Prague, 5 August, Free Eurasia. Kazakhstan will elect members of the Kurultai on 23 August — a new unicameral parliament
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Reforms in Kazakhstan Discussed in Strasbourg
Strasbourg, April 23, Free Eurasia. On April 22, 2026, a roundtable titled “Constitutional and Parliamentary Reforms in Kazakhstan: A New
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Constitutional Reform in Kazakhstan: The Logic of Change
Prague, March 18, Free Eurasia. Kazakhstan has held a referendum on a new constitution, a move that has triggered mixed
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87% of Kazakh voters support new draft Constitution in referendum
ASTANA, March 16, Free Eurasia. Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission has announced preliminary results of the nationwide referendum held on March
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Voters in Astana explain why they are voting “for” or “against”
Astana, March 15, Free Eurasia. Kazakhstan on Sunday launched a nationwide referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution. Citizens
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Mukhtar Yerman: “359 International Observers Will Monitor the Referendum in Kazakhstan”
ASTANA, March 14, Free Eurasia. This was stated by Mukhtar Tildabekuly Yerman, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of
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Kazakhstan: from a personalist model to european democracy
Prague, 9 February — Free Eurasia.In January, two mutually reinforcing developments took place in Kazakhstan, significant not only for the
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Over 100 Central Asian POWs Held in Ukraine
Prague, 15 December, Free Eurasia. More Than 100 Prisoners of War from Central Asia Held in Ukrainian Captivity More than
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The Caspian Seal: A Symbol That Is Disappearing
Prague, December 1, Free Eurasia.In early November, more than one hundred dead Caspian seals were found along the coast
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C5+1 Summit: Contradictory Outcomes
Prague, 10 November, Free Eurasia. The historic visit of the leaders of five Central Asian states — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan,
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Black Thursday for Emomali Rahmon and His Family
Prague, 25 September — Free Eurasia. In October, banks linked by independent sources to the family of Tajikistan’s President Emomali
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“Water Swings” of the Syr Darya
Prague, September 25, Free Eurasia.For several years, southern Kazakhstan has been living in the rhythm of “water swings.” In
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