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WORLD3h agoRussian rapper Navai detained at Kazakhstan’s border with Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of drug smugglingRussian rapper Navai Bakirov, known as Navai, has been detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of drug smuggling.Meduza [en]

WORLD6d agoInside Kazakhstan’s historic rock-hewn mosques now recognised by UNESCOFive rock-hewn mosques and associated sacred sites dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries make up Kazakhstan’s newest UNESCO World Heritage property. The complexes preserve centuries of Sufi tradition alongside much older beliefs.EuroNews [en]

WORLDOct 6Farewell to Russia: The View From KazakhstanKaraganda and its environs are home to some of the largest-scale coal-mining on the planet. And once, the home to an immense gulag.The Diplomat

WORLDSep 19Reporter’s notebook: Kazakhstan trip highlights promise and limits of Central Asia tiesWhen I began planning a work trip to Astana this month, the first challenge was simply finding a flight. With no direct service from Hong Kong to the Kazakh capital, I could transfer in Guangzhou, Beijing, Urumqi or Seoul. I chose Guangzhou, which offered a direct flight lasting about seven and a half hours, but the limited schedule meant there was no flight on Saturday, forcing me to leave earlier than planned and spend five days in Astana. The journey offered an early glimpse of both the...South China Morning Post

WORLDSep 17Chechen activist Mansur Movlayev attempted suicide for second time in a week in Kazakhstan over extradition threat to RussiaChechen activist Mansur Movlayev has attempted to take his own life for a second time, the Anti-War Committee of Russia reported.Meduza [en]

WORLDSep 4Kazakhstan’s First Wild-Born Przewalski’s Foal in 200 Years“For the first time in 200 years, a Przewalski’s horse foal has been born on the Central Kazakhstan steppe. This is a significant milestone on the road to returning wild horses to the country and restoring the integrity of Kazakhstan’s native steppe ecosystems. The male foal was born on 22nd August at the Alibi Reintroduction […] The post Kazakhstan’s First Wild-Born Przewalski’s Foal in 200 Years appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress