Kazakhstan got caught in the middle because the stricken jet, which had been bound for Grozny in the Russian region of Chechnya ... Politics and Religion, said in an interview.

Four citizens of Kazakhstan were arrested during a special operation in Astana and the city of Kosshy in the Akmola region on charges of religious extremist activity, according to the press service of ...

Xinjiang is a vast region bordering Kazakhstan that is home to about ... and said they were necessary to curb separatism and religious extremism. The U.N. Human Rights Office in 2022 found ...

Northern Kazakhstan borders Russia and has historically been home to many ethnic Russians. However, a recent rise in Kazakh migrants to the region has led to deepening tensions between the two groups.