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The Akorda's decision to declare DCK-2 and Mukhtar Ablyazov extremists and start persecuting those who somehow support it, makes one feel extreme surprise. There is a large distance from activity in social networks before real action.
The state expenditures on Astana in per capita terms surpass the investments in the other Kazakhstan residual areas at least by times. This is not at all surprising: the density of the population in Astana is almost four times lower than that in Moscow; with that, Astana holds the second place after Ulaanbaatar on the list of the world's coldest capitals.
On March 28, 2018, the Public Prosecution Office of the Almaty Medeyski district filed a request to close the Ratel.kz internet portal. The trial is now ongoing. The circumstances surrounding this media-resource have already received a reaction from the OSCE, Reporters Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, Committee to Protect Journalists. So far, however, it is unclear what happens next.
How much will be spent on the Five Initiatives announced by the Kazakhstan President on March 5, 2018, at the Parliament meeting. Since, this time, the President’s plans miraculously coincide with the hopes of many Kazakhstanis, we have decided to calculate the cost of their realization.
