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News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Central Asia blog: Fake news on Israeli control of Almaty water supply distracts from big debate on tariffs

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/central-asia-blog-fake-news-on-israeli-control-of-almaty-water-supply-distracts-from-big-debate-on-tariffs/ar-AA2erPUo

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026

By Nizom Khodjayev in Almaty Kazakh social media was hit by a wave of fake news early this month. Some of it was quite likely anti-semitic, with netizens fed headlines like: 'Water tariffs in Almaty ...

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Ramil Niyazov-Adyldzhyan: Kazakhstan's Orthodox churches remain under Russia's thumb. An anti-war priest paid the price.

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ramil-niyazov-adyldzhyan-kazakhstan-s-orthodox-churches-remain-under-russia-s-thumb-an-anti-war-priest-paid-the-price/ar-AA2fL7b9

Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Earlier this month, a court in Almaty, Kazakhstan sentenced Yakov Vorontsov, a former priest who publicly opposed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to four years in prison. Officially, he was ...

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Anti-Putin Activist In Kazakhstan Detained After Social Media Posts Urging Protests

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/anti-putin-activist-kazakhstan-detained-social-media-protests/32080732.html

Published on: Thursday 13 October 2022

Police in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have detained an activist who openly protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Kazakhstan to participate in a two-day summit in the ...

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Social housing prices overinflated by 101.4 million tenge in Almaty region

News channel or source: https://kaztag.kz/en/news/social-housing-prices-overinflated-by-101-4-million-tenge-in-almaty-region

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026

A fraudulent scheme involving the overinflation of housing prices for socially vulnerable citizens was uncovered in the Raiymbek District of the Almaty Region, ...

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: EU urges Russia to respect Kazakhstan's sovereignty as unrest continues

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/12770550

Published on: Thursday 06 January 2022

EU statement came as Russia-led troops arrived in Kazakhstan to help quell mass unrest that left dozens dead and hundreds detained.

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Kazakhstan Strengthens Its Fashion Diplomacy With Visa Fashion Week Almaty

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanrabimov/2023/11/15/kazakhstan-strengthens-its-fashion-diplomacy-with-visa-fashion-week-almaty/

Published on: Wednesday 15 November 2023

For the world’s largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan is making some big waves in geopolitics. Ancient trade routes between China, India, Russia and “the West” positioned this nation as a keystone ...

News Kazakhstan » Almaty » Social: Winners of the international youth festival under the patronage of UNESCO “THE PLANET OF ART 2026” honoured In Almaty

News channel or source: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/winners-international-youth-festival-under-patronage-unesco-planet-art-2026-honoured-almaty

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

On 12 October 2026, the award ceremony for the winners of international youth festival held under the patronage of UNESCO ‘THE PLANET OF ART 2026’, an and an exhibition of finalists’ artworks took ...

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