Kazakhstan is under emergency rule after bloody protests

Yesterday, Kazakhstan declared a state of emergency throughout its entire territory, after it was shaken by rare demonstrations against the background of the rise in the price of gas and turned into riots.

In an attempt to stem the crisis, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed the government, declared a state of emergency in several regions including Almaty and the capital, Nur-Sultan, and imposed a night-time curfew.

President Tokayev promised Yesterday, in a televised speech, he gave a “stern” response to the demonstrations, which he described as terrorism, referring to “massive attacks on the security forces,” in which 8 people were killed and dozens wounded. “Criminal groups are beating and humiliating our soldiers, dragging them naked in the streets, assaulting women and looting shops,” he added. The riots that rock the country.

The police dispersed about five thousand demonstrators with sound bombs and tear gas in Almaty on the night of Tuesday-Wednesday. The demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans. Yesterday afternoon, several thousand protesters stormed the city administration building and managed to enter despite the police firing stun grenades and tear gas. “Restrain” and wished that the demonstrations in this country would take place “in a peaceful manner.”

The White House criticized what it called “crazy allegations by Russia” about the supposed responsibility of the United States for the actions of the United States. Riots in Kazakhstan. He stressed that “this is absolutely not true” and reveals “the Russian disinformation strategy.”

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