Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Weekend Protests (Catherine Putz, The Diplomat)

On May 21, police in Kazakhstan kept people from protesting in several cities across the country. Security forces detained hundreds of people and more than dozen journalists–many were snatched from sidewalks near public squares, which were closed off by police cordons, chased down sidewalks, loaded onto buses, then released a few hours later

http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/kazakhstan-cracks-down-on-weekend-protests/

Russia and Kazakhstan to ink nuclear power accord this year (World Nuclear News)

Russia and Kazakhstan are preparing to sign an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in research and development in the nuclear energy sector, Rosatom said yesterday. Vyacheslav Pershukov, the Russian state nuclear corporation's head of design and innovation, led a delegation to Kazakhstan last week to discuss potential joint projects in the sector.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Russia-and-Kazakhstan-to-ink-nuclear-power-accord-this-year-02031601.html

(Kazakhstan) Is Academic Freedom Under Fire in Kazakhstan? (The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/is-academic-freedom-under-fire-in-kazakhstan/

(Istituto fondamentale - Kazakhstan) Can Kazakhstan’s Silicon Valley Effort Succeed? (Samantha Brletich, The Diplomat)

http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/can-kazakhstans-silicon-valley-effort-succeed/