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2019-11-15

| Diplomacy

Russia's territorial expansion in Syria faces unwelcome reception

Russia's territorial expansion in Syria faces unwelcome reception

Ever since Russian troops began expanding their territorial occupation of Syria, they have been met with fierce and angry resistance from locals.

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As more Kyrgyz tap web for information, opportunities grow for extremists

2019-11-15

| Terrorism
As more Kyrgyz tap web for information, opportunities grow for extremists

According to the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office, division of society on the basis of religion, ethnicity, race and gender has been increasing online.
50 Afghan women to obtain higher education at Kazakh, Uzbek universities

2019-11-14

| Women's Rights
50 Afghan women to obtain higher education at Kazakh, Uzbek universities

Kazakhstan has spent more than $80 million so far in aiding Afghanistan, including $3.5 million to build medical centres and schools and to rebuild roads and bridges.
Kazakhstan praised as global mediator at recent Astana Club meeting

2019-11-13

| Security
Kazakhstan praised as global mediator at recent Astana Club meeting

A new surge in terrorism, as well as a wave of aggressive nationalism and populism, were among the main threats discussed by participants in the annual meeting.

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Russian animosity toward migrants grows despite demographic crisis

A recent study in Russia has revealed a surge of intolerance toward migrants and ethnic minorities.
Russian animosity toward migrants grows despite demographic crisis
Kremlin seen using IS attack in Tajikistan to further interests in region

2019-11-12

| Security
Kremlin seen using IS attack in Tajikistan to further interests in region

Moscow has a history of exaggerating and scaremongering to try to convince Central Asian countries that they 'need' Russian military assistance.
Bursting at the seams: inside an 'Islamic State' prison in Syria

2019-11-11

| Security
Bursting at the seams: inside an 'Islamic State' prison in Syria

Kurdish authorities say more than 12,000 IS suspects of at least 50 nationalities are being held in prisons they control in Syria.
Persecuted at home, ethnic Kazakhs from China seek asylum in Kazakhstan

2019-11-08

| Diplomacy
Persecuted at home, ethnic Kazakhs from China seek asylum in Kazakhstan

A million people, mostly of Muslim ethnic minorities, are estimated to be held in Xinjiang internment camps that authorities have called 'vocational education centres.
Jailed Kazakh IS member recounts radicalisation, regrets wasted youth

2019-11-07

| Terrorism
Jailed Kazakh IS member recounts radicalisation, regrets wasted youth

Kazakh citizen Bakhtiyar Ibrayev says in a film that he was deceived by propaganda disseminated by the extremist group, which led him to fight for it in Syria.
Worrying signs for Kremlin as Russian troops pelted with stones in Syria

2019-11-06

| Security
Worrying signs for Kremlin as Russian troops pelted with stones in Syria

Resentment against Russia has been steadily growing in Syria amid new revelations the Kremlin has committed war crimes and atrocities against the Syrian people.
15 'Islamic State' members killed in attack on Tajik-Uzbek border post

2019-11-06

| Terrorism
15 'Islamic State' members killed in attack on Tajik-Uzbek border post

Recent reports suggest IS, with its so-called 'caliphate' now gone, appears to be shifting its focus to Afghanistan and other countries close by.
Ashgabat eyes prospect of Turkmen gas supplies to Europe

2019-11-05

| Energy
Ashgabat eyes prospect of Turkmen gas supplies to Europe

If completed, an undersea pipeline would allow Turkmenistan to send tens of billions of cubic metres of gas to European markets annually and bypass the Russian pipeline system.
Kazakh, Tajik defence ministers confer on expanded security co-operation

2019-11-04

| Security
Kazakh, Tajik defence ministers confer on expanded security co-operation

Kazakh Defence Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev and his Tajik counterpart, Sherali Mirzo, discussed joint operations planned for 2020.
Joint US-Kazakh non-proliferation programme marks a quarter century of co-operation

2019-11-04

| Science & Technology
Joint US-Kazakh non-proliferation programme marks a quarter century of co-operation

The US Defence Threat Reduction Agency and Kazakhstan have been preventing the spread of WMDs and other terrorist dangers.

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Russian animosity toward migrants grows despite demographic crisis
Russian animosity toward migrants grows despite demographic crisis

A recent study in Russia has revealed a surge of intolerance toward migrants and ethnic minorities.

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How would you evaluate the living and working conditions of Central Asian migrants in Russia?

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