Tag: Almaty (Kazakhstan)
In Kazakh Uprising, Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Around 7:30 p.m. on the evening of Jan. 6, Yerlan Zhagiparov left his home to see what…
Nearly 6,000 Detained Amid Unrest in Kazakhstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — At least 5,800 people have been detained and more than 2,000 injured during several days of violence…
Amid Crisis, Kazakhstan’s Leader Chose His Path: Embrace Russia
MOSCOW — The embattled president of Kazakhstan has the pedigree of an international technocrat. The son of prominent intellectuals, he…
Kazakhstan Protests Lead President to Crack Down: ‘Fire Without Warning’
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The authoritarian leader of Kazakhstan said Friday that he had authorized the nation’s security forces to “fire…
In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence
Long adept at stoking unrest in the West, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sent troops to the Central Asian…
After dozens are reported dead in Kazakhstan, troops from a Russian alliance begin to deploy.
Protestors filled the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, on Wednesday night.Credit...Abduaziz Madyarov/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAll night and into…