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ASTANA (TCA) — Security forces in Kazakhstan detained hundreds of journalists, activists, and demonstrators on May 21 in various Kazakh cities amid a call by the opposition for nationwide demonstrations against changes to the country’s Land Code, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — On the initiative of Kazakhstan’s head of state, the European Union has come to a point where it cannot rule out normal bloc-to-bloc relations with the Eurasian Economic Union. Both sides are certainly looking for a fair deal, but political reasons may also represent a barrier to be overcome. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — This past week, Kyrgyz MPs vigorously debated the Government’s resolution to transfer stakes in nine energy companies in Kyrgyzstan to the charter capital of the National Energy Holding. Finally, 76 deputies supported the document and 27 voted against it. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As labor migration to Russia remains an important source of income for many families in Central Asian states, we are republishing the following article by Marta Ter, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
LONDON (TCA) — It is almost two years now that Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia proceeded with the formation of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a step forward from their Customs Union. Armenia and Kyrgyzstan afterwards joined the Union, and as things stand today the EEU is consolidating and trying to transform the principles that hold it together from just good will into a well-regulated system. Continue reading
