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Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades
Detained protesters in Cuba could get up to 30 years in prison as they face the largest and most punitive…
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…
Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’
Kazakhstan’s explosion into unrest this week presents a stark warning to the strongman autocrats of the world: Leaving office is…
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…