The sky and the sun and the bird — Madina Zholdybekova

A drawn poem called "The sky and the sun and the bird".

Protests in Zhanaozen – workers get… bullets.
"Hit and runs" by an official’s son – acquitted.
Twice.
Fire in Astana – five sisters dead.
A village boy got raped – no one cares.
Women get harassed – "stop provoking".
Olympic skater Denis Ten – died from car thieves.
Smoke in the air, potholes in the roads – welcome to Almaty.
Internet blocking is the most predictable thing in this country.
Government projects are funded by pension funds.
We can’t establish a dialogue with authorities as uncomfortable questions are avoided.
Officials are mute and hiding behind a wall of indifference, as if people don’t exist.
We are trained for helplessness and resignation.
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