Conflicts in the East

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Nazarbayev's nephew not detained in Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev's nephew not detained in Kazakhstan

Reports of the alleged detention of Samat Abish, the first deputy chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, nephew of the first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, do not correspond to reality. The news was spread by the …

Mukhtar Ablyazov claims to be leading protests in Kazakhstan

Mukhtar Ablyazov claims to be leading protests in Kazakhstan

The head of the opposition group Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, banned in Kazakhstan, former Minister of Economy Mukhtar Ablyazov, previously sentenced to life imprisonment for fraud, embezzlement and organization of murder, said that he is the …

Armenia and Belarus deploy peacekeepers to Kazakhstan

Armenia and Belarus deploy peacekeepers to Kazakhstan

The Armenian military are deployed to Kazakhstan as part of the CSTO peacekeeping forces. Some 70 soldiers will be deployed as part of the CSTO to protect the strategic facilities amid mass protests in Kazakhstan. The …

Protesters loot offices of television channels in Almaty

Protesters loot offices of television channels in Almaty

Demonstrators ransacked the offices of Mir, Qazaqstan, Khabar, Eurasia and KTK TV channels in Alma-Ata, the Khabar-24 TV Channel reports on Thursday. According to the TV channel, one of the employees of the Qazaqstan channel suffered …

UN calls for restraint in Kazakhstan amid widespread protests

UN calls for restraint in Kazakhstan amid widespread protests

The United Nations is following the unrest in Kazakhstan with concern, and calls for restraint, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterress said. "We are obviously following with concern and are monitoring the situation in …

Eight law enforcers killed wounded in Kazakhstan riots

Eight law enforcers killed wounded in Kazakhstan riots

Eight police and National Guard officers were killed and 317 others were wounded in riots in several regions in Kazakhstan, the republic’s Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday. The acts of vandalism and looting have been staged …

Kazakhstan imposes 180-day state regulation on fuel, food prices

Kazakhstan imposes 180-day state regulation on fuel, food prices

Amid rising mass protests, Kazakhstan on Wednesday decided to introduce 180-day price regulations on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, and diesel fuel, as well as basic food products, in order to contain swelling prices in the country. …

Counter-terror operation underway in Almaty

Counter-terror operation underway in Almaty

The law-enforcement personnel have launched a special counter-terror operation in Almaty where looting continues, the Almaty commandant’s office reported on Wednesday. "A special counter-terror operation has been launched in …

Kazakhstan appeals for help from CSTO

Kazakhstan appeals for help from CSTO

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he had appealed to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to assist Kazakhstan in overcoming what he called a "terrorist threat". Tokayev made a second televised …

State of emergency declared all across Kazakhstan

State of emergency declared all across Kazakhstan

A state of emergency has been declared on the entire territory of Kazakhstan, the Mir-24 TV Channel reported on Wednesday. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev earlier declared a state of emergency in the Mangistau and …

UN Security Council meets on Israel but U.S. blocks statement

UN Security Council meets on Israel but U.S. blocks statement

The UN Security Council held another emergency meeting Wednesday on worsening hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, again without agreeing on a joint statement due to opposition from the United States, Israel's key ally, according to …

New political and energy crisis hits Georgia

New political and energy crisis hits Georgia

The Defenders of the Rioni Gorge group of activists aiming to achieve complete closure of the most important Georgian energy project - the Namakhvani HPP - announced today indefinite protests that will take place not only at the construction site …

Georgian Dream decides to ignore opposition protests

Georgian Dream decides to ignore opposition protests

A member of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, after the meeting of the political council, announced the new program of the party. The politician stressed that Georgian Dream will no longer waste time on negotiations with the …