RFE/RL's Kazakh Service
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 06:45
The lower chamber of Kazakhstan's parliament, the Mazhilis, has asked President Nursultan Nazarbaev for its early dissolution.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:16
Four people in Kazakhstan have been sentenced for recruiting fighters to the Islamic insurgency in Syria.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 06:07
Abdulin was found guilty of terrorist propaganda, membership in a terrorist group, and incitement of religious discord.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 09:05
Police in Kazakhstan have detained some 20 people protesting against Kazakhstan's entry into the Eurasia Economic Union (EES) near the capital Astana.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:16
The action was held the same day a Proton-M with a Russian-built communications satellite burnt up in the Earth’s atmosphere after the rocket failed to reach its intended orbit.
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 10:24
Maikeev, who has served as deputy defense minister since September 2011, is not the first top Kazakh military official to face trial for graft in recent months.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 07:41
They placed their written demands to President Nursultan Nazarbaev in a mailbox in front of the building and said they were expressing their opposition to the April 28 launch of a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 07:49
Editors from two opposition newspapers in Kazakhstan that were recently shut down say authorities are closing periodicals because they "fear the truth."
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 12:59
Police in Kazakhstan have detained six women who had chained themselves to a fence outside the Prosecutor-General's Office in Astana to protest against the city authorities' actions.
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 07:44
A total of 27 protesters, including 12 children, were detained by police, forcibly placed on buses, and later released on April 11.