Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakh law enforcement officers block a street in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 19, 2022. Security forces blocked several downtown streets and cordoned off one of the squares in Almaty, as an opposition group planned to stage protests outside local government buildings. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Kazakhstan security forces on high alert in Almaty amid calls for fresh protests

The oil-rich Central Asian nation was shaken this month by the worst bout of violence in its post-Soviet history during which at least 225 people were killed, most of them in Almaty

A man stands near the building of the Kazakhstan state TV channel, which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 6 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Kazakhstan says 225 bodies delivered to morgues during unrest

Russian military vehicles drives upon arrival at Almaty airport, as part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in this still image from video released by Russia's Defence Ministry January 9, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Russia-led bloc starts pulling troops out of Kazakhstan

Riot police block a street to prevent demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP Photo)

Russian troops to quit Kazakhstan, says president, taking aim at the elite

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Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister

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Russia-led troops to begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days: president

Municipal workers clean the streets near the main square after the mass protests triggered by fuel price increase, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 10, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Kazakhstan detains almost 10,000 over deadly unrest

A still image from video released by Russia's Defence Ministry shows Russian service members disembarking from a military aircraft, as part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation amid mass protests in Almaty and other Kazakh cities, at an airfield in Kazakhstan, January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters

China says it supports Russia deploying forces to Kazakhstan to quell unrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an extraordinary meeting of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the situation in Kazakhstan after violent protests, via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 10, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt

A candle and flowers are placed outside the Kazakh Embassy to commemorate those killed during the recent mass protests in Kazakhstan, in Moscow, Russia January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt

A Kazakh law enforcement officer stands guard near a burnt truck while checking vehicles in a street following mass protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 8, 2022. Photo: Reuters

China offers Kazakhstan security support, opposes 'external forces'

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during a televised address to the nation following the protests triggered by fuel price increase in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters

President of Kazakhstan says he has weathered attempted coup d'etat

Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 6, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Kazakhstan says Islamist radicals played role in attacks