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An unknown number of people were killed in the Shymkent unrest, which appears to have followed a pattern seen in Almaty: Provocateurs instigate violent clashes and police respond with deadly force.

The former president's long-awaited message arrives as a growing list of relatives and close allies are being purged from important positions in government and business.

The former president's nephew has been fired as deputy head of the powerful security services.

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Eurasianet gained entry to the charred building on January 14.

The state-run provider has offered customers a discount for January.

The state of emergency has been lifted in most of the country.

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With the president blaming journalists, an impartial investigation into the violence appears unlikely.

Uzbek insiders think they can avoid Kazakh-style unrest, but they’re not taking any chances.

After violently cracking down last week, the president now promises populist reforms and an end to the cronyism that has enriched the former strongman’s family.

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He tried to tell police they were making a grave mistake. They wouldn’t listen. Now Kazakhstan’s whole narrative about the recent unrest looks weaker.

For the most part, pro-government forces did not sympathize with the protests, but they also didn’t like the idea of Russia and Armenia getting involved in suppressing them.

He is also blaming Middle Eastern militants for instigating the violence, without providing evidence.

It was fuel price hikes in neighboring Kazakhstan that ignited nationwide protests last week.

It is easy to poke holes in the Kazakh government’s official narrative, even as it continues to choke communications with the outside world.

Masimov has been arrested on charges of treason only days after being fired.

Masimov faces charges of treason.

Modern life falls apart without an internet connection.

Many object that the CSTO didn’t aid Armenia when it asked for help, and pointed at the irony of the current government coming to power as the result of street protests.

China sources about 20 percent of its natural gas from or via Kazakhstan.

150 troops from the elite Scorpion unit have already been deployed.

The president has doubled down on his claims that terrorists with foreign backing are behind the protests, which began this week over fuel prices then snowballed.

A politics reporter in Almaty describes the night the government lost control.