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To try to satisfy the demands of the protestors, the government applied oil price controls in Mangystau, one of the largest Oil Producing Regions in Kazakhstan. Every member of the current cabinet in Kazakhstan has also resigned, another concession to the protestors.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Nur-Sultan|date=2022-01-04|title=Protests in Kazakhstan. The main thing|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftass.ru%2Fmezhdunarodnaya-panorama%2F13354349|newspaper=[[TASS]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=2022-01-04|title=Protests erupt in Kazakhstan after fuel price rise|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/4/protests-erupt-in-kazakhstan-after-fuel-price-rise|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> The current situation in Kazakhstan is incredibly volatile, leading to the responses of the governments of Russia, China, and Turkey for the protestors to stop.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2022-01-05|title=Протесты в Казахстане. Главное|url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/13354349|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Kazakhstan has also requested for the military of Russia to assist in quelling the protests.  
To try to satisfy the demands of the protestors, the government applied oil price controls in Mangystau, one of the largest Oil Producing Regions in Kazakhstan. Every member of the current cabinet in Kazakhstan has also resigned, another concession to the protestors.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Nur-Sultan|date=2022-01-04|title=Protests in Kazakhstan. The main thing|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftass.ru%2Fmezhdunarodnaya-panorama%2F13354349|newspaper=[[TASS]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=2022-01-04|title=Protests erupt in Kazakhstan after fuel price rise|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/4/protests-erupt-in-kazakhstan-after-fuel-price-rise|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> The current situation in Kazakhstan is incredibly volatile, leading to the responses of the governments of Russia, China, and Turkey for the protestors to stop.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2022-01-05|title=Протесты в Казахстане. Главное|url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/13354349|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Kazakhstan has also requested for the military of Russia to assist in quelling the protests.  


In January 6, protesters pulled down the statue of ex-[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] [[Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan protesters pull down statue of ex-leader in largest rallies since fall of Soviet Union|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/01/05/kazakhstan-government-resigns-rise-fuel-prices-ignites-violent/|newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>  
In January 6, protesters pulled down the statue of ex-[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] [[Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan protesters pull down statue of ex-leader in largest rallies since fall of Soviet Union|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/01/05/kazakhstan-government-resigns-rise-fuel-prices-ignites-violent/|newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
 
The US, without being directly asked about the subject, immediately went on the defensive and sought to debunk 'crazy Russian claims' that the US is behind the unrest in Kazakhstan.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Callie Patteson|date=2022-01-05|title=White House dismisses ‘crazy Russian claims’ that US is behind Kazakhstan unrest|url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/05/jen-psaki-dismisses-russian-claims-that-us-is-behind-kazakhstan-unrest/|newspaper=NY Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106185819/https://nypost.com/2022/01/05/jen-psaki-dismisses-russian-claims-that-us-is-behind-kazakhstan-unrest/|archive-date=2022-01-06|retrieved=}}</ref>  


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Revision as of 18:59, 6 January 2022

This is a current event, this page will likely be modified significantly to reflect new developments.

Protests broke out in Kazakhstan on Jan 2 2022 after an increase in gas prices which, according to the Kazakh government, was due to high demand and price-fixing.[1]

To try to satisfy the demands of the protestors, the government applied oil price controls in Mangystau, one of the largest Oil Producing Regions in Kazakhstan. Every member of the current cabinet in Kazakhstan has also resigned, another concession to the protestors.[2][3] The current situation in Kazakhstan is incredibly volatile, leading to the responses of the governments of Russia, China, and Turkey for the protestors to stop.[4] Kazakhstan has also requested for the military of Russia to assist in quelling the protests.

In January 6, protesters pulled down the statue of ex-Soviet Kazakhstan leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.[5]

The US, without being directly asked about the subject, immediately went on the defensive and sought to debunk 'crazy Russian claims' that the US is behind the unrest in Kazakhstan.[6]

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