Rare protesters in Kazakhstan leave scores injured and topple the former Soviet Republic's longtime leader
Riot police block a street to stop demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022. — Unprecedented protests have led to the de-facto resignation of one of the longest serving rulers of a former Soviet Republic. The president of Kazakhstan sacked his entire government and imposed a state of emergency across several regions on Wednesday in an attempt to curb the protests that have engulfed the country.
Kazakhstan, a Central Asian nation of about 19 million people, is tightly controlled by its authoritarian government. The regime tolerates little opposition and has sought to quash dissent. Spontaneous demonstrations are illegal. A police vehicle is seen on fire during clashes with protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022.In Almaty, the former capital and still a hub for business, police used stun grenades and tear gas to try and regain control as protesters torched vehicles. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, almost 100 police officers were injured and more than 200 people had been detained as of Wednesday morning.
Kazakhstan's acting President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands in front of supporters in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, June 7, 2019.On Wednesday, Nazarbayev resigned from his post as head of Security Council. Tokayev assumed that role, too, and issued a warning as he did so that his government was"prepared to act harshly" to quell the challenge from protesters.
The country's capital, Nur-Sultan, was under a formal state of emergency on Wednesday. Local media reported that some members of the security services had joined protesters in the streets. There were reports that local TV channels and internet service providers were experiencing major outages in the country.
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