· February, 2006

Stories about Kazakhstan from February, 2006

Kazakhstan: Protests in Almaty

neweurasia and Registan.net write about yesterday's opposition protests in Almaty over the murder of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev.

27 February 2006

Kazakhstan: Investigation Heats Up

Registan.net notes that things seem to be heating up in Kazakhstan in the investigation of the murder of an opposition leader. The head of the Senate administration has been arrested...

24 February 2006

Kazakhstan: Heads Roll

Registan.net and neweurasia report on the arrest of five secret service officers in Kazakhstan for the murder of an opposition leader.

23 February 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Buzkashi in Tajikistan – by Dushanbe Pictures, Erik Petersson, 2006. Welcome to the latest scan of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. While many...

15 February 2006

Kazakhstan: Nuclear Power

Ben Paarmann reports that Kazakhstan is moving ahead with plans to construct a nuclear power plant that has proved a source of controversy in the past.

7 February 2006

Kazakhstan: Reaching West

Ben Paarmann explains how Kazakhstan can take advantage of European fears about the reliability of Russia as an energy supplier.

2 February 2006