Yevgeniy Zhovtis, a prominent activist in Almaty, explains the causes and potential effects of unprecedented unrest. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev initially promised to lower fuel prices, then dismissed the government and removed former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the symbol of the system, as the head of the powerful Security Council. In a conversation with Al Jazeera, Yevgeniy Zhovtis, an Almaty-based Kazakh human …
Protests that began over fuel prices rage in the Central Asian nation as the death toll increases. Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has ordered security forces to “open fire with lethal force” against protesters who he describes as “terrorists”. Timeline of protests Fuel prices The price of liquified petroleum gas doubled in price on January 1 in Zhanaozen – one litre …
Demonstrators take to the streets for a third day amid widespread anger about lifting of price caps on liquefied petroleum gas. Protests against soaring energy prices took place in Kazakhstan for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, marking a rare show of mass public dissent in the former Soviet republic. The demonstrations initially erupted during the weekend in the town …
