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Unrest in Kazakhstan continues after a week of protests leaves at least 164 dead
Approximately 12,000 people have been detained as of Wednesday amid unrest in Kazakhstan, The Associated Press reports. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced in a press conference on Tuesday that the Russia-led peacekeepers in the country have completed their mission and will begin their withdrawal on January 13, according to local media. The peacekeepers were deployed following last week’s protests which killed at least 164 people, including three minors, according to the Ministry of Health. The protests began on January 2 after a sharp increase in fuel price and expanded to reflect criticism of the 30-year rule of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the BBC reports.
Approximately 12,000 people have been detained as of Wednesday amid unrest in Kazakhstan, The Associated Press reports. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced in a press conference on Tuesday that the Russia-led peacekeepers in the country have completed their mission and will begin their withdrawal on January 13, according to local media. The peacekeepers were deployed following last week’s protests which killed at least 164 people, including three minors, according to the Ministry of Health. The protests began on January 2 after a sharp increase in fuel price and expanded to reflect criticism of the 30-year rule of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the BBC reports.
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Turkmenistan authorities fear that Kazakh-style protests could erupt in their country, too.https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-increases-controls-kazakhstan-unrest/31651382.html …
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#PoliticalArtist Askhat Akhmedyarov staged a performance today in front of the capital’s police station. Writing on his chapan says “Activists are not extremists”. He’s protesting against the detention of peaceful protestors all over Kazakhstan
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What lies ahead for Kazakhstan after the most widespread popular protests since independence? Join the
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Kazakhstan detains nearly 1,700 more people over unrest http://aje.io/qhhycp pic.twitter.com/4Wad1ezsIb
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More than 12,000 arrested during violent protests in Kazakhstan https://trib.al/O8703xy pic.twitter.com/ihdMTKGkdH
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Kazakh authorities say they detained 1,678 more people in the past 24 hours over their alleged participation in the unrest that rocked the former Soviet nation last week.https://abcn.ws/3fj7vPL
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BREAKING: Kazakhstan announces the CSTO pull-out will begin tomorrow
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Almaty-based artist Mimi Ilnitskaya writes a heartbreaking accounts about her burnt down art studio. Everything she’s been working on for months is burnt down and lost. This is just one of the thousands of tragic stories from KZ right now. Please be mindful when reporting

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Some select comments from
@DeputySecState Sherman, speaking now after NATO-Russia talks. She says Russia's a powerful country and "the fact that they feel threatened by Ukraine — a smaller and still developing democracy — is hard to understand quite frankly."Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Thread on
@jensstoltenberg's remarks today following NATO-Russia meeting in Brussels. Near the end of his press conference, he warned: "There is a real risk for new armed conflict in Europe."https://twitter.com/Mike_Eckel/status/1481259515962179584 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
New legislation to be introduced today by
@SenatorMenendez & Dems "would impose sweeping sanctions on top Russian military and government officials, including Putin and other leaders, as well as key banking institutions, if Moscow engages in hostilities against Ukraine."https://twitter.com/nakashimae/status/1481265032180686851 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Members of the Royal Family, top politicians, big businesses and lawyers have links with Kazakhstan's elite.
As the country is gripped by unrest, and its government opening fire on citizens amid a crackdown, these links are facing renewed scrutinyhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/01/12/prince-andrew-new-labour-london-money-kazakhstan-ruler/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1641985216 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
How did initially peaceful demonstrations spiral out of control in Kazakhstan? The government and protesters more or less agree on one point: violent criminals were involved.https://on.wsj.com/3I2oC4L
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BREAKING: Russia and China block France’s UNSC statement supporting ECOWAS sanctions on Mali
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"It was hell."
@tggrove and I look at how protests in Kazakhstan turned violent. Authorities and protesters largely agree: they were hijacked by violent criminals.https://www.wsj.com/articles/kazakhstan-investigates-how-peaceful-demonstrations-turned-violent-11641991426?st=8c472wz81rvfswd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan: CSTO operation in Kazakhstan, developments in Nagorno-Karabakhhttps://bit.ly/3fgEpk8
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Video of troops from Tajikistan and Armenia guarding facilities in Almaty. 150/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AvMZLEzDC4 …pic.twitter.com/rYzOumuZAs
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President Tokayev's Statement at Parliament - Jan 11:"Help will be provided to the families of the deceased law enforcement officers, military personnel, & civilians. The Government will provide housing & education allowances to those families, as well as other forms of support."pic.twitter.com/IR2evoGQR5
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In light of concerns raised, Monitoring group represented by civil society activists, led by
@Ombudsperson_KZ on#HumanRights, Elvira Azimova will visit detention centres in#Almaty on 13 January.pic.twitter.com/FUzJ95bubD
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