Kazakhstan News » Almaty News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Kazakhstan: Anti-War Independent Orthodox Priest Given 4-Year Jail Term – Analysis
On the evening of 7 October, at the end of a closed trial, Judge Zhasulan Khusainov of Medeu District Court No. 2 of the southern city of Almaty finally allowed some observers and cameras in for the ...
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Kazakhstan Has Spent 23 Years Bringing Faiths Together. Now Comes the Harder Part.
Kazakhstan has spent more than two decades pursuing an unusual diplomatic undertaking: keeping representatives of different religions in conversation.
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Islamist group threatens Kazakhstan over religion law
ALMATY: A previously unknown Islamist group has threatened ex-Soviet Kazakhstan with violence unless it abolishes a new law that bans prayer rooms in state buildings in the mainly Muslim Central Asian ...
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Court Upholds Right to Peacefully Share Religious Beliefs in Kazakhstan
On August 6, 2026, the Atyrau Regional Court in Kazakhstan issued a favorable ruling in the case of Sister Nurai Karamanova. In its decision, the court confirmed that peacefully sharing one’s ...
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Kazakhstan's Interfaith Initiative: Fostering Global Harmony through Wisdom and Leadership
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Oct 11 (IPS) - In the heart of Central Asia, a nation renowned for its rich cultural diversity, multi-ethnic society, and spiritual traditions has emerged as a global beacon of ...
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Kazakhstan passes restrictive religion law
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan's president has approved a bill tightening registration rules for faith groups that has been described by critics as a blow to freedom of belief in the ex-Soviet ...
News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Religion: Pope urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Pope Francis ...