Politics Riots in Kazakhstan - jan 2022

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Another massive riots in Russia's neigborhood country, this time it is central asian respublic of Kazakhstan. Most developed country of the region.

Violent clashes in most of major cities, hundreds rioters detained, unknown number of killed and wounded.

Interesting moments, this time
1) riots were started by very minor reason (high car fuel prices) and
2) were not even pretended to be peaceful protests. Despite every initial demands were resolved by government, rioters started to storm government buildings, assault policemen, destroy properties.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

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[morris]

https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/energy-prices-protests.10310/

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Kazakh television outlet KTK has suspended broadcast.

 

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Municipal building burns in Alma-Ata:

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Seems mobile phone network also disabled. Direct report by phone from correspondent of Russia 24 news channel abruptly disconnected.

 

[Jake84]

Well. Feeling a Revolution coming are we?

 

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Evacuation of heavily wounded police operative:

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[tea-drinker]

Well. Feeling a Revolution coming are we?

I reckon a business interest sees their opportunity to utilise some scummy guys to gain political seat.
So yeah a revolution ;-)

 

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[Ivan le Fou]

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[morris]

Well. Feeling a Revolution coming are we?

Kazakhstan is a major exporter of uranium, coal, oil and gas so the protests may cause energy prices rise and protests in the rest of the world.

 

[morris]

Announces Nazarbayev is no longer the chairman of the Security Council.

The real reason!

 

[BCNTM]

Well. Feeling a Revolution coming are we?

Ruski's will go and give them a hand

 

[MartinLavin]

The real reason!

Well, many people who are somewhat knowlegeble of Kazakh situation were saying that fuel price protests were just a pretence for political clans to attack their opponents. But these protests are already out of control in my opinion.

Great example that even politically stable and neutral country can be thrown into chaos with organized protests, when police is unsure what side they should be on.

 

[morris]

Ruski's will go and give them a hand

Russia will have north where are 3.5 millions of Russians already, the rest goes to China.