A serviceman patrols a street of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Protests sparked by rising fuel prices, started in the towns of Zhanaozen and Aktau in western Kazakhstan on January 2 and spread rapidly across the country. On January 5, President Tokayev dismissed the government and declared a 2-week state of emergency in the Mangistau and Almaty regions, as well as in the cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan.
- Package: Kazakhstan Protests Aftermath
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Social Issues
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 14.01.2022
- Date published: 14.01.2022
- Author: Vasily Krestyaninov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4748x3165px, 9.1Mb
- Job-ID: a443d2d4beeb48d0