Published by: Vlast (vlast.kz), 12 August 2026 Beneath the Kokzhide desert, there’s water and oil; to extract the latter, companies are polluting the air. If you ever see red on an air quality app, you know there’s a problem. And that’s what residents of Kenkiyak and Shubarshi, two small villages in western Kazakhstan, would have …

The number of calls to the All-Russian women’s helpline has risen by more than 50%   11.08.2026   Article published on the ASI website   The helpline has recorded 16,280 reports of violence during the first six months of this year.   The All-Russian helpline for female victims of violence has summarised its work for …

Russia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has introduced professional development programmes on early intervention and assisted living   07.08.2026   Article published on the ASI website   These courses are designed for social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists, special needs teachers and other professionals working in the field of rehabilitation and social support. …

Launch of an online initiative exploring the psychology of stalking and cyberbullying   29.07.2026   Article published on the ASI website   Psychologists and lawyers discuss the causes of stalking, the experiences of victims and ways of protecting yourself as part of the “You are not a fake” project .   The Okko online cinema …

Large-scale inspections of perinatal centres carried out by Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health   27.07.2026   Article published on the Vlast.kz website   Health Minister, Akmaral Alnazarova, asked the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control to carry out large-scale inspections of all 69 maternity care facilities to ensure their compliance with infection control requirements in order …

Forty-four per cent of Russians think it’s important for their employer to be involved in charitable and social work, says a survey   24.07.2026   Article published on the miloserdie.ru website   Forty-four per cent of Russians say it is important for their employer to be involved in charity work.   In addition, fifty per …

Only 11% of older people and those with disabilities have access to long-term care services   21.07.2026   Article published on the ASI website   According to national development targets, this figure is expected to rise to 30% by 2030 and affect 500,000 people.   The newspaper Vedomosti reported Ministry of Labour data that show …

Lyuli-Mahalla in Osh: Life in a closed community of Central Asian Roma   18.07.2026   Article published on the azattyqasia.org website   On the outskirts of the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan lies a neighbourhood known locally as Lyuli-Mahalla. It’s home to a community of Central Asian Roma called the Lyuli. For generations, their …

Only 7 per cent of Russian companies have employed people with autism, according to research   15.07.2026   Article published on the ASI website   Nearly half of all employers have not hired people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) so far this year, according to a survey conducted by hh.ru and the Naked Hearts Foundation, …

In the first six months of this year, 15 children died from external causes in the Homiel region, compared to 16 such deaths during the same period last year. 10.07.2026 The Homiel Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that 15 minors died from external causes in the region during the first six months of the year, which …