News from Lvov
28/07/2026
On December 23, 2022, the Tagzym memorial dedicated to the January events was erected and opened in Almaty on Republic Square. Relatives of the Kantara victims were not invited to the ceremony; it was attended mainly by officials. The amount that the authorities spend on maintaining the memorial has increased significantly over the past year.
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Today, an extended government meeting was held in Astana, in which Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part. The head of state spoke at length about economic growth, diversification of industries, increasing investment attractiveness and reforming public administration. The president also called on the government to save money and use resources rationally. We have collected important initiatives that
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The Yandex Books service has launched a showcase with content from Kazakhstani publishers. More than 1,300 books — from classics and popular science literature to modern bestsellers and folk tales — are now available to Kazakhstanis. The goal of the launch is to popularize Kazakhstani literature and attract audiences to the work of local publishers.
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Today, the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights (KIBHR) held a press conference regarding the detention of the author of the satirical publication Qaznews24, Temirlan Yensebek. There were five speakers at the press conference: lawyer Zhanar Balgabaeva, moderator Inga Imanbay, activists of Oyan, Qazaqstan Bota Sharipzhan and Zhanel Shakhan, political scientist Shalkar Nurseit. They tried
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In Almaty, a court sentenced former city council deputy Kairat Kudaibergen and Arman Dzhumageldiev (Wild Arman) in the case of mass riots in January 2022. Kairat was sentenced to 8 years in prison, and Arman to 20 years in prison. This was reported by Informburo. The former head of the fifth department of the KNB,
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“A new era is beginning – this is the era of Trump, and he really wants it… It means new thinking, very tough, very pragmatic. It means different thinking in the US and in the world,” Klimkin noted. He added that for Trump, the issue of the war in Ukraine is important, but it is
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Photo: Resource of Russian propagandists Ukrainian cyber specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate attacked one of the largest Russian telecom operators, Megafon. A source in the Main Intelligence Directorate told about this. As a result, many cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, began to experience disruptions in communications, the Internet, and the operation of
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Donald Tusk (Photo: www.president.gov.ua) If Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocks sanctions against Russia, it will mean that he is on Russia’s side. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on his X (Twitter) page on Friday, January 25. “If Viktor Orban really does block European sanctions at a key moment in the
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Marco Rubio (Photo: EPA/GRAEME SLOAN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with China’s top diplomat Wang I, in which he expressed “grave concern” about Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea, the State Department press service reported . Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that during his call with Wang, Rubio emphasized
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The arrest was made at the request of the Finnish energy company Fingrid and the Estonian Elering, which own the Estlink 2 power cable, as well as the telecommunications company Elisa, which owns two cables leading from Finland to Estonia. The companies believe that the tanker’s owner, Caravella, is liable for the damage caused by
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