Kazakhstan Protest Death Toll Rises To 225

 

The Hill: Unrest in Kazakhstan leaves 225 dead  

The violent protests that erupted in Kazakhstan at the beginning of January have left 225 people dead, according to the prosecutor general's office. 

Serik Shalabayev, the head of criminal prosecution at the prosecutor's office, said on Saturday that 225 people, including 19 security force members, have been killed, Reuters reported. 

Security forces killed the protesters and armed "bandits,” as Shalabayev called them, after protests erupted over high fuel prices and the autocratic government that has been in charge for more than 20 years.  

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Kazakhstan Protest Death Toll Rises To 225 

Kazakhstan protest death toll rises to 225, up from 164 -- Euronews/AP  

Kazakhstan puts unrest death toll at 225 -- Reuters  

Kazakh authorities say 225 people killed in violent unrest -- Al Jazeera  

Official death toll in Kazakhstan unrest announced -- RT  

In Kazakhstan, opacity around civilian casualties and arrests of activists -- France 24 

'Fight Far From Over' For One Kazakh Protester, Despite Clampdown On Demonstrations -- RFE  

Kazakhstan activists recall path from protest to bloodshed -- AP  

Scepticism in uneasy Kazakhstan as president promises reform -- The Guardian 

Russia Will Establish Bases in Kazakhstan, Increase Influence in Central Asia -- Newsmax 

Kazakhstan: Did 'anti-terrorist' operation hide battle between political clans? -- France 24  

Aftermath: Peacekeepers And Destruction In Kazakhstan -- RFE



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