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Transformation of Space in Almaty: Interview
Monday, 13 Aug, 2007 – 17:04 | 5 Comments

[inspic=36,left,fullscreen,thumb]You might have seen posts on Kazakhstan’s art scene by Daniel Gallegos, an American artist who is now in Almaty. I visited Daniel and his colleagues from the Artpologist project Zhanara, Aminatou and Gaisha at …

Almaty More Expensive than Los-Angeles
Friday, 22 Jun, 2007 – 10:05 | 4 Comments

Mercer Human Resources Consulting released its 2007 Cost of Living Survey:

Kazakhstan: Against -Bashization
Friday, 25 May, 2007 – 12:46 | No Comment

Photo by Kazis Toguzbayev from KUB, the poster says: “The presidents and the pampers have got to be changed!”.

Yesterday Sergey Duvanov, a journalist and a human rights activist was arrested for organising the protests against …

The Downfall of Rakhat Aliev
Wednesday, 23 May, 2007 – 15:47 | 16 Comments

Interfax Kazakhstan reported today that a criminal case is initiated against Rakhat Aliev on the charges of kidnapping.
Aliev, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Austria, a shareholder in “Nurbank” and the president’s son-in-law, is charged with the kidnapping of the …

The Conflict Between the Oil Company and the Villagers Continues
Monday, 21 May, 2007 – 14:12 | 2 Comments

Translation of the post by Elena Platonova, an author of the Russian-language neweurasia from Karaganda.
A huge accident occurred last year at the oil pipeline in Central Kazakhstan. About three thousand tons of oil spilled to …

Kazakhstan: A President for Life
Friday, 18 May, 2007 – 18:41 | 4 Comments

Cross-posted on Global Voices

An imprint of President Nazarbayev’s hand in Baiterek tower in Astana, Kazakhstan
On 18 May the Parliament of Kazakhstan adopted the changes into the Constitution in the second reading. According to one …

National-Patriots Create a Party in Kazakhstan
Wednesday, 16 May, 2007 – 9:28 | 5 Comments

A new political project emerged in Kazakhstan, reports blogger sarimov, political observer of “Zhas Alash” Kazakh-language newspaper. The party unites national-patriots and was a new government project, which was under way for almost five …

“Love and Broken Glass”: Finding Identity as a Girl in Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, 2 May, 2007 – 13:22 | 3 Comments

13-year old Guljamal is a lively girl, who loves to jump around, dance and smash bottles, but she spends her days at home raising her younger brother. She dreams of love and a boy called …

19 April - Violent Reaction to Violent Claims…
Monday, 23 Apr, 2007 – 13:06 | 4 Comments

This is a translation of Mirulzhan’s post from the Russian version of neweurasia.
The day started as usually, though the opposition leaders claimed that there will be the change of the regime, for the second …

Interview with the Blogger, adam_kesher
Friday, 20 Apr, 2007 – 12:31 | 4 Comments

Adil Nurmakov is a 28-year old political scientist and a journalist from Almaty, who started as a blogger in 2004. He writes his own Livejournal adam_kesher and is a regular author on neweurasia. Recently, Adil …