On December 16, 2011, local and special police squads opened fire on unarmed residents in Zhanaozen, a city in Kazakhstan’s southwest. In human rights activist Galym Ageleuov’s documentary, “Zhanaozen Diary,” Ageleuov interviews Venera Popova, a city resident, who witnessed the events of the day of the massacre. She also said that “after the fire started in UzenMunaiGas’ office, protesting oil …
