‘Radioactive patriarchy’ documentary: Women examine the impact of Soviet nuclear testing

Over a 40-year period, up to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons in present-day Kazakhstan. A new ...
The Astana Times

European Training Foundation Director Talks Skills Development, Engagement with Central Asia

TURIN – Pilvi Torsti, director of the European Training Foundation, sat down for an interview with The Astana Times on the ...

Kazakhstan’s parliament passes law restricting LGBTQ+ content

Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament has approved a law banning what authorities view as “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ relations.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Naturalized Kazakhs From Afghanistan Rendered Stateless After Astana Revokes Citizenships

Kazakhstan has revoked the citizenship of dozens of naturalized Kazakhs from Afghanistan in recent years. Many of them have ...

Russian-style anti-LGBTQ law advances in Kazakhstan to ban promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientation"

Kazakhstan is set to follow its neighbor Russia in banning the promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientation," raising ...

Women in Power, and on the Right

The rise of women on the right is intriguing. It may also be short-lived. The steady growth of the number of women in ...

Mexico’s female rodeo culture has been challenging gender norms for decades. But the job isn’t done

A new photography book goes beyond the petticoats, bloomers and ruffles of the escaramuza tradition, sharing stories of feminism, immigration and personal sacrifice.

I've been to 101 countries as a solo female traveller. The people in Afghanistan were so welcoming

British solo traveller Astrid Sieber is on a quest to visit every nation on Earth - and she told The Daily Mail that it was ...