Kazakhstan

In 2025, Bellisario College student reporters traveled to Kazakhstan to report on a variety of topics.

A view of Tian Shan mountains from the balcony at the Narxos university dorm

March 15, 2025

World's best chess player sheds light on Almaty's air pollution

Yrmek's portrait (photo courtesy of Yrmek Yeshengazy)

March 15, 2025

Cab conversations with Yrmek

Fake skin used for tattoo practice sits on a shelf next to other supplies in a tattoo studio in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 12. (Photo by Charlie Plante)

March 15, 2025

Tattoos as a form of art growing in Kazakhstan

Entrance to woman-owned Coffee Original

March 15, 2025

Appreciating women’s spaces in Kazakhstan

Entrance to the Arasan bathouse

March 14, 2025

Steaming into tradition: A visit to the Arasan bathhouse

At an Irish pub in Almaty

March 14, 2025

Celebrating Irish spirit in Kazakhstan

Ulzhalgas Umbetzhalieva, the mother of nine and Altyn Alka recepient

March 13, 2025

In Kazakhstan, mothers are treated like heros

"A portrait of Arba Wine's founder and former minister of finance Zeynulla Kakimzhanov

March 12, 2025

The Napa Valley of Central Asia?

Young people dancing and moshing in Amirovki, a gay friendly bar in Almaty

March 09, 2025

‘Slaying’ the Kazakh night away

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