When digital democracy disappears, so does the power of the people

Fake accounts and presidential elections in Kazakhstan

Against journalists, violence without borders in Kazakhstan

Nothing new in the ‘New Kazakhstan’ as attacks on social media freedom continue

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan tighten the screws on media freedom

News site founders, editor resign under pressure from Kazakhstan's authorities

Kazakhstan considers new legislation to hinder social media

Kazakhstan news site receives threats after reigniting a child abuse story

Blogger gets prison sentence for branding Kazakhstan's language policies “russophobic”

Devices of journalists, government officials in Kazakhstan hacked and spied on

More internet security for many, not for Central Asians

Kazakhstan pauses interception of encrypted traffic, but for how long?

#FreeSerikjan and the long shadow of Xinjiang's camps in neighbouring Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan silences the Xinjiang megaphone

Arrested for fact-checking: Kazakh court fines Ukrainian journalist after police break up media workshop

The incident highlights the authorities' aversion to discussions of Ukraine in Kazakhstan.

Kyrgyzstan Blocks Archive.org on ‘Extremism’ Grounds

Russia also moved to block the website and its popular 'Wayback Machine' two years ago.

Whale-Themed ‘Suicide Groups’ Present Opportunity for Internet Crackdown in Central Asia

Despite no clear link to actual suicides in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, authorities are dreaming up restrictions.

‘The Long Arm of the Kremlin': Kazakh Man Goes to Prison for Insulting Vladimir Putin on Facebook

With traditional media in the country heavily restricted, social media is an obvious forum for information warfare between the Kazakh nationalists and ethnic Russians.

Social Media Sites Blocked in Kazakhstan on 25th Anniversary of Independence

Activists reported that Facebook, YouTube, and other social media websites were inaccessible in Kazakhstan on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the country's independence from the Soviet Union.

Internet Freedom Declines in Russia and Ukraine, Improves in Belarus

Russia, Belarus and the Central Asian states were all rated "not free" in Freedom House's 2016 "Freedom on the Web" report.