Stories about Kazakhstan from October, 2006
Central Asia: Corruption & Parking
neweurasia reports on the correlation between a Central Asian and Caucasus states’ levels of corruption and parking violations for members of their UN missions.
Kazakhstan: The Georgia-Russia Conflict
Registan.net reports on how the conflict between Georgia and Russia creates problems for Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Reacting to Russia-Georgia Conflict
Stavros says that Kazakhs are questioning Russia's actions against Georgians living in Russia to get back at the Georgian government.
Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Democracy
Prominent politician and daughter of the president Dariga Nazarbaeva has proposed that Kazakhstan become a party list parliamentary democracy, reports Sean Roberts, who also discusses whether or not she really means it.
Caucasus & Central Asia: Press Freedom
At neweurasia, Neil rounds up news on press freedom from all over the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Voices from Kazakhstan
After a break in voicing the Kazakh bloggers, caused by neweurasia team doing outreach in Central Asia, we present you the newest roundup of online conversations in Kazakhstan. Several major news attracted media attention to Kazakhstan recently: the President of the country Nazarbayev visited the White House, Sasha Baron Cohen...
Kazakhstan: Diaspora in Turkey
Kazakhstan's diaspora in Turkey recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary there, and Özgecan of neweurasia reports on the celebration and the community's history.
Kazakhstan: Car Culture
Car culture is blossoming in Kazakhstan, as videos from Almaty at KZBlog show.
Kazakhstan: Ever Wandered?
Sean Roberts discusses Kazakhstan's television advertisements that recently ran in the United States promoting the country as a tourist destination.
Kazakhstan: Transport Problems
At neweurasia, Leila reports on Kazakhstan's, particularly Almaty's, transportation problems.
Kazakhstan: Journalistic Ethics
Danna has been researching journalistic ethics in Almaty, Kazakhstan and reports on the problem of objectivity.
Kazakhstan: The Truth About Nomads
KZBlog has a detailed post about Nomad, currently appearing in theaters in Kazakhstan. The movie, as the blogger explains, is based on one part of a larger book telling the story of the creation of the Kazakh nation.
