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FILED - 10 March 2020, Russia, Moscow: Nursultan Nazarbayev, former President of Kazakhstan and Chairman of the Kazakh Security Council, attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured). Nazarbayev, who ruled Kazakhstan for over 30 years before stepping aside in 2019, has announced that he will retire from politics entirely after bloody unrest rocked the country's establishment. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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ASIA

Kazakhstan's former leader Nazarbayev announces political retirement

The Nomad Today 1/19/22

Across the country, 225 people were killed, according to official figures. More than 10,000 were arrested

HANDOUT - 10 January 2022, Kazakhstan, Almaty: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) via videoconference. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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POLITICAL UNREST

Kazakhstan's president says order restored after 'coup attempt'

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/10/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation had not arisen from protests about fuel prices, but was due to "destructive forces from outside taking advantage of the situation"

08 January 2022, United Kingdom, London: People take part in a protest at Trafalgar Square to show solidarity with demonstrators in Kazakhstan. The Central Asian country this week experienced the worst street protests since its independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, with dozens of people killed in the unrest. Photo: Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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POLITICAL UNREST

Kazakhstan says 164 people killed in week of unrest

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/9/22

Almost 6,000 people have been arrested, including many foreigners, the presidential office said

HANDOUT - 07 January 2022, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chairs a meeting of the counter-terrorism command in Nur-Sultan. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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RIOTS

Over 4,400 reported detained, 40 dead in Kazakhstan unrest

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/22

A Russian-led military alliance of former Soviet states, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), has sent in paratroopers as part of a peacekeeping force

Kazakhstan's former leader Nazarbayev announces political retirement

Kazakhstan's president says order restored after 'coup attempt'

Kazakhstan says 164 people killed in week of unrest

Over 4,400 reported detained, 40 dead in Kazakhstan unrest

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