the very next day they decided to rename the capital astana in mr nazarbayev‘s honour. called... nur—sultan. for many this was a step too far. "nur—sultan is not my city! "i have a choice," chants this young kazakh girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the demonstrations. dozens were arrested. "you can't run away from the truth, hashtag for fair elections," reads this banner, held by two activists at the almaty marathon in april. both gotjailed for 15 days for violating the public assembly law. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the government says that freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is tightening the screws. nobody is being persecuted or repressed. but the state has to defend its own interests. if our candidate wins we will continue the democratic reforms in the country. the kazakh youth are unconvinced. as people i think we kind of woke up and we realise that we have the power to do something and we need

she simply leads the way into the astana. it impresses the students become aware very physical limits when they encounter their own inflexibility. is a little 1st rating. but more than anything else they moloch tells the strength on condition. she explains and shows us the assonance for an hour and a half she's amazing. both of them knew she wanted to be a yoga teacher when she was in her teens she trying to be an instructor long before the yoga hype got underway in the west. even now she starts every day with half an hour of yoga in bed then a spoonful of sunflower oil before leaving to give classes. elves are certain that it's her positive attitude to life that keeps a fit she doesn't understand all the attention she gets but she's happy that so many people enjoy her courses. it along as long as i'm in good shape i'll keep at it they all want me to come and i hope nothing gets in the way. while practicing yoga ninety's i hope i will be able to do this well we'll see. yoga was invented by man but here in the western world it

retains key powers in the country, his resignation and the subsequent renaming of the capital from astana of protests by young kazakhs. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report from almaty. political transition, kazakhstan style. at this highly staged campaign event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day they decided to rename the capital. it is now called nursultan. for many this was a step too far. nursultan is not my city. they have a choice, chance this young kazakh girl ina a choice, chance this young kazakh girl in a video that went viral and social media. —— chance. more protests followed, but descent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. the list dispersed the demonstrations. dozens were arrested. you can't run away from the truth, hashtag for fair elections read this banner, held by activists at the almaty marathon in april. both got charged. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the gover

the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital, astana, in the honour of the prime ministerw called nursultan. for many this is a step too far. this young woman chance, nursultan is not my city, i have a choice. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the celebrations, dozens were arrested. you can't run away from the truth, reads this banner, held by activists at the almaty marathon in december. this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is being persecuted or oppressed. the state has to defend its own interest. if he wins we will continue the reforms in the country. the youth are unconvinced. i think as people we woke up and realised we had the power to do something and we need to ta ke power to do something and we need to take part in the life of our country. these young people have gathered here to sing together, to recite poems. they use a word for it that in because that means a walkabout together. public assemblies a

appointed interim president ahead of the snap election and during that brief time, he renamed the capital astanafrom sunday. the leader of a banned opposition group said the election was a sham and urged people to take to the streets. this was the result. big demonstrations in the country's largest city almaty. you can see some protesters being dragged away, and around 500 were arrested. the protests also took place in the newly re—named nur—sultan. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is in the capital. the observers, they said that there was widespread irregularities during the voting day, you're talking about staffing and similar signatures being used. the also talk about tabulations, problems recounting the ballots, problems with counting the ballots, independently we have been hearing from some young kazakhs who volunteered to work election day, because there were widespread irregularities. so as observers, they couldn't get anywhere close to ballot boxes. earlier today, we spoke to one girl who almost cried saying that all of her friends were taken by the police who are simply kind of playing the rol