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Ayan Kalmurat

Ayan Kalmurat is an Almaty-based correspondent with RFE/RL's Kazakh Service. A graduate of Almaty's Turan University, he has many years of experience as a correspondent in different media outlets. Since joining RFE/RL in 2017, Kalmurat has been working as a reporter, television host, and investigative journalist covering a wide variety of topics.

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May 04, 2022
Wife Of Jailed Kazakh Politician Fined For 'Violating Law On Mass Gatherings'

The wife of jailed Kazakh opposition politician Zhanbolat Mamai has been fined after she was briefly detained and charged with violating the Central Asian nation's law on public gatherings.
March 29, 2022
Treated Like The Wife Of A Terrorist: Widow Of Kazakh Unrest Victim Tells Of Police Pressure

The widow of a man killed in the bloody January uprising in Kazakhstan says officials have put pressure on her in an apparent bid to get testimony for the government's version of events.
August 31, 2021
'Very Frightened': Afghan Students In Kazakhstan Speak Of Deportation Fears

Barna Kargar benefited from educational opportunities made available to Afghan girls in the years after the defeat of the Taliban in 2001, and after completing school she gained a place at a university in Kazakhstan. Now, like many Afghan students in the country, she fears being sent home.
August 31, 2021
'Very Frightened': Afghan Students In Kazakhstan Speak Of Deportation Fears

Barna Kargar benefited from educational opportunities made available to Afghan girls in the years after the defeat of the Taliban in 2001, and after completing school she gained a place at a university in Kazakhstan. Now, like many Afghan students in the country, she fears being sent home.
August 31, 2021
Language Activist Flees Kazakhstan After Investigation Opened Against Him

A Kazakh language activist has fled the country after authorities launched a probe against him on a charge of inciting ethnic hatred over his YouTube videos showing him demanding people in public places speak Kazakh to him instead of Russian.
July 22, 2021
'They Would Hang Me By The Arms': Hundreds Of Letters From Kazakh Prisons Describe Alleged Torture

Mistreatment of prisoners remains widespread in Kazakhstan as law enforcement officers act with impunity, former inmates and rights groups say. Despite many reports and complaints, authorities have failed to carry out effective and impartial investigations.
September 02, 2020
'I Can't Handle Lies Anymore!' Kazakh Journalist Quits State TV, Citing Government Control

A Kazakh journalist has left his job at a state television station, saying he can longer cope with working under government control and unable to cover the true state of affairs in his country.
June 21, 2020
Kids With No Name: Kazakh Lawyer Describes Horrific Plight Of Children With Special Needs

Hundreds of children with mental disabilities in Kazakhstan reside in specialized orphanages where they have limited contact with the outside world. One Kazakh activist has found that many of the children don't receive the treatment they need and are often heavily medicated with psychotropic drugs.
March 26, 2020
Rather 'Undiplomatic': Chinese Envoy To Kazakhstan Courts Controversy With Anti-U.S. Posts

The Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan often uses social media to attack the United States about various issues. But Kazakhs have hit back, saying such comments are "inappropriate" and irrelevant for the host country.
February 27, 2020
'No Regrets': Kazakh Activist Continues To Fight Despite Losing His Freedom, Job For Criticizing Government

Kazakh activist Nurbol Onerkhan says he is determined to continue his fight "for the rights of people" despite getting arrested and losing his job over his criticism of the government in a one-man campaign.

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