On May 30 a premiere of the new music video for the song Okay took place on the official YouTube channel of Dimash Qudaibergen. Read about the history of the music video on DimashNews.

On February 18, 2022, Dimash arrived in St. Petersburg, and immediately began shooting his new music video for a beautiful composition by Igor Krutoy, which was called Okay. The author of the words was the famous Russian composer and singer Igor Nikolaev.

Today, on May 30, the artist presented his fans a new, atmospheric and penetrating to tears music video.

The story of creation and the message of the video was told by the director Alina Veripia.

As Alina shared, when she had the opportunity to shoot a music video for Dimash, it took her breath away. The composition inspired her so much that after receiving comments and feedback from the performer, she immediately started writing a script.

As a result, Alina created four different stories, and she was very happy when Dimash chose her favorite one.

“This is a very beautiful and deep love story that takes place during the years of Stalin’s repressions. In this horror, in this piercing cold, in this crime, the love of two people is born, as if they did not come from this world. And they are so pure, so beautiful in their feelings, that no darkness can extinguish this light. And you will understand what I’m talking about when you watch the clip,” Alina Veripia shared.

When the question of the location came up, the team, without thinking much, made a unanimous decision to shoot the music video in St. Petersburg, because no other city could convey the flavor of the harsh and terrible year of 1937.

Alina Veripia noted that the shooting went very smoothly, and the whole team worked as a single organism:

“When you watch the clip, you will see how deeply Dimash lived each scene. He got so used to the role that we practically didn’t have repeated takes. Our cameraman Dmitriy Vollmer, like the whole team, enjoyed every shot, every look. It was an amazing shoot.”

TOKYO. KazUnite – Japan will undergo a policy review by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in late August following a two-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter said Monday, Kyodo reports.

The review, Japan’s first, will recommend non-legally binding policy improvement measures to improve the lives and societal participation of people with disabilities. Japan ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2014.

Reviews of Japan’s policies will take place from Aug. 22 to 23 in Geneva, Switzerland, after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the process from its original summer 2020 start. The recommendations are expected within a month of the checks.

In advance questions to the government, the committee is likely to have highlighted issues including treatment of people with disabilities in natural disasters, patients’ long-term stays in psychiatric hospitals and past forced sterilizations under the now-defunct eugenics protection law.

Between 1948 and 1996, the eugenics protection law was used to authorize sterilization of about 25,000 people with intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses or hereditary disorders. Around 16,500 were operated on without their consent, government data shows.

In April 2019, Japan’s parliament enacted legislation to pay 3.2 million yen ($25,200) in state compensation to each person who endured forced sterilization under the law. But legal fights over damages continue, with only 990 people having compensation approved as of the end of March.

After ratifying the convention in 2014, Japan submitted in 2016 a report on its implementation of the convention to the United Nations.

Apart from the government, citizens’ groups and other entities can also submit reports, and the committee will conduct its review while also taking into consideration parallel reports from the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and disabilities groups.

«I want the government to accept the recommendations, and work to improve its policy measures,» said Satoshi Sato, who has submitted a report as chair of the Japan Disability Forum’s committee to promote the convention’s implementation.

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ITALY. KazUnite – The owner of the apartment where I live, Senora, is 85 years old. Her blue eyes are clear and always glowing. She has coffee and chocolate for breakfast. And pasta for a daytime meal.

She dresses stylishly and qualitatively. Throws her hair back, holds a cigarette in her long fingers and talks. She never complains about her health or government. She likes to make jokes.

She’s free. Doesn’t try to please anyone. Doesn’t care. Because she’s Neapolitan. Do you remember what the naughty little girl, who shook her hand from the balcony, said to Liz in the movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat.Pray.Love”? ““Hey, no hard feelings, lady. But I’m only seven, and I can already tell you’re a complete moron… We both know you would love to be me, but sorry—you can’t. Anyhow, here’s my middle finger, enjoy your stay in Naples, and ciao!»

Senora teaches me Italian every day: “uno, due, tre…”. Neighbors who saw this used to laugh: “You speak Neapolitan, not Italian”. In 2013, UNESCO recognized Neapolitan as an ancient language, not a dialect. According to Senora, “Learning the local language will make me happy. Because I’m not like Italian women – I’m gentle and quiet.” She just doesn’t know that I get hysterical from time to time too!

She doesn’t understand English, I don’t get Italian. That’s why we had to translate and talk through Google. I once told her: “There must have been a lot of guys who fell in love with you when you were young”. And she talked in response for a quite long time. The only word I understood was “amico” (friend). “Women respect men in Italy”, – says Senora. And when I asked “Who has the last word in your family?”,  “I have”, – she answered briefly.

Naples women are reminiscent of Mount Vesuvius. There’s a firestorm of emotions. If she doesn’t like something, she won’t stop demonstrating her displeasure. In case she’s pleased, she won’t hide it either. Generous for a good word. In Naples, not only men but also women often shout “bella!” (beautiful). “I’m not Italian, I’m from Naples,” said Sophie Lauren. I see her portrait in every woman in Naples.