Volume 12 Issue 112

Articles from Volume 12 Issue 112

Kazakhstan’s Crackdown on Rumors Fails to Prevent their Spread

06.16.2015 James Scott

On January 1, 2015, the new Criminal Code, which was approved by President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s July 2014 decree, took effect in Kazakhstan. Hailed by the...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia Volume 12 Issue 112

Shapsugs Increasingly Important Players in Circassian Struggle With Moscow

06.16.2015 Paul Goble

Most analysts concerned with the Circassian issue in the North Caucasus have focused on the three republics where subgroups of that nation are the titular...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor North Caucasus Volume 12 Issue 112

Ukrainian President Replaces Governor of War-Torn Donetsk Province

06.16.2015 Oleg Varfolomeyev

On June 11, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko fired General Oleksandr Kikhtenko as governor of Donetsk province, roughly half of which is controlled by Moscow-backed militants....

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Europe Volume 12 Issue 112