The Week in Kazakhstan: Going Nuclear

The closing ceremony World Nomad Games in Astana was held on September 13 without spectators, due to budget cuts, the organizers said in a statement. The ceremony was broadcast on state TV.

On September 2, the government said they would not allow journalists to attend the briefing on the implementation of the presidential orders and that the meeting will be streamed online. On September 6, the government banned a journalist from Press.kz from its...