Academic claims he is being removed from post after Russian diplomat complained talk would ‘introduce falsehoods into students’ minds’. Eurasianet.org reportsWhen Kazakhstan opened the doors of the Nazarbayev University in 2010, the institution was hailed as a promising new bastion of academic freedom in an educational system still hobbled by strict Soviet standards.But a row brewing at the university threatens to dent those aspirations and expose the limits of this freedom of expression.. Related: One after another, Kazakhstan shuts down independent media outlets Related: Welcome to Astana, Kazakhstan: one of the strangest capital cities on Earth … …read more
Source: The Guardian
