The Kazakhstan Revolt

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The Events that Unfolded

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Russian delegation on its way to Kazakhstan

January 2nd

Around the 2nd of January 2022, protests started in Kazakhstan over a hike in the price of gas and heating in Zhanaozen, an area in the west of Kazakhstan rich in oil and gas. Protests spread to Almaty and Nur-sultan, and became more violent as they spread. The motive for the protests extended to the poor handling of the economic crisis by the government.[1] From 1990 to 2019 Nursultán Nazarbáyev ruled unopposed, even changing the name of the capital to his, Nur-sultan. The current ruler is Kasim-Yomart Tokayev.[2]

January 4th

By January 4th there were mass demonstrations in Almaty and Nur-sultan. In Almaty law enforcement officials are seen fleeing the protest including an armoured vehicle.[3] As the situation in Almaty grows, the government imposes a curfew in the Almaty and Mangystau regions, and the president has deployed the military.[4] Thousands of soldiers in Almaty.[5] Riot police use tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protestors.[6] Public order and strategic buildings are being better protected in emergency zones. Almaty has a commandant's office headed by police chief Timerdenov. Curfews are from 11PM to 7AM in emergency zones.[7] Police cars are burning in Almaty.[8] Along with the curfew they also imposed restrictions on the purchase of guns, ammunition and alcohol. Fireworks owned by the public are to be confiscated. Freedom of movement in and out of the emergency areas is restricted. Document checks and body searches are to be introduced.[9]Kazakhstan roads and rails linking to the Tengiz oil and gas fields were blocked.[10] Police released previously detained protestors in the city of Kokshetau.[11]

January 5th

On the morning on January 5th the government declared a state of emergency until January 19th, took the army to the streets and partially blocked the internet.[12] As the protests spread the government resigned and the president announced the freezing of gas at $0.11/litre. In some areas the police are overwhelmed and are not intervening as protestors storm government buildings.[13] In the Kazakh city of Kostanay, protesters broke through the cordon in the central square.[14] Senior Russian official Peskov has said that Kazakhstan has not requested any assistance from Russia regarding the unfolding situation, and that Kazakhstan will be able to deal with the situation on its own.[15] According to him, it's important that no one from the outside interferes.[16] Citizens of Kazakhstan have even detained military personnel.[17][18] Leading service provider has shut down the internet in Kazakhstan.[19] Mobile and cable services no longer work through the country.[20] The Kazakhstan national broadcast network KTK has suspended transmission.[21][22] The president of Kazakhstan has finally made a TV appearance, vowing "maximum toughness". He also announced Nazarbáyev is no longer the chairman of the security council .[23]This Nazarbáyev is the son of former president Nursultán Nazarbáyev. Following this, president Tokayev became the new chairman of the Security Council.[24] Multiple business and private aircraft have departed from Kazakhstan to Russia .[25] Kazakhstan protestors are trying to seize the presidential complex in Almaty.[26] The old presidential residence in Almaty is on fire.[27]Protestors have seized the administration building (akimat) in Almaty. [28] A Russian delegation is making its way to Kazakhstan. This is because both Russia and China are heavily involved in the economy of Kazakhstan, specifically the gas and oil sectors. Kazakhstan is also home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, leased to the Russian Aerospace Agency.[29] In Ust-Kamenogorsk the protestors tore off the shoulder straps from a police officer. In Aktobe protestors have lit fires near the regional administration building and refuse to leave the square.[30] The entire police force in Atyrau has defected to the protestors' side.[31] Protestors have successfully to topple former president Nazarbáyev's statue.[32][33] Protestors have looted the military arsenal of the Nationals Security Committee building in Almaty, which contained multiple weapons, ammunition and a grenade launcher.[34] The airport was seized and several deaths were reported in an operation by special forces of the Kazakh army. Tokayev has asked for help from Russian troops.[35] Allegedly five planes were also hijacked by the rioters, one of which is foreign.[36] The president stated "They seize buildings and infrastructure, and most importantly, they seize the premises where small arms are located. They are fighting with cadets of schools.”[37] Protestors roam the streets of Almaty and there are rumours that Russian bases in the southeast are on high alert, especially by the air media. Security has been strengthened at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.[38][39] Reportedly shots from automatic weapons are being heard over Almaty, Kazakhstan, as the civilians have seized weapons from the police and military.[40]Russian government media outlet Sputnik has labelled the government military response to the protests an "anti-terrorist operation".[41] They have also reported that 8 police officers and soldiers have died during the protests, with 95 officers injured and 37 police cars damaged. 200 people have been detained as a result.[42] Tokayev also invoked the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which includes Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan in search of military assistance.[43] He stated "These terrorist gangs are international, have undergone serious training abroad, and their attack on Kazakhstan can and should be viewed as an act of aggression”.[44] Former Air Force General Toktar Aubakirov has also requested on national TV for CSTO to send troops to aid in taking down protesting forces.[45] Russia has decided to deploy "peacekeeping units" to Kazakhstan,[46] allegedly including fighter jets. Around 9:50 GMT security forces have entered Almaty to attempt to regain control of the city.[47] They are using loudspeakers and asking civilians to return to their homes. [48] The army appears to be carrying out a large scale operation against protestors, rioters and looters.[49]There are allegedly videos of morgues in Almaty filled with dead bodies as a result of the protests and the governments actions against the protestors.[50] Throughout the day Kazakh troops have refused to suppress protestors, however it is believed that the arrival of CSTO forces will change that.[51]

January 6th

On the morning of January 6th the CSTO "peacekeeping" forces arrive in Kazakhstan and deploy Russian troops.[52] Most of the forces appear to be Russian, with a total of 3,000 security officers dispatched.[53] Tajikistan sent 200 troops, Belarus sent 500 troops, and Armenia sent 70 soldiers. The arrival of CSTO troops has caused the confrontations to intensify.[54] Around 9 PM GMT the fighting resumed in Almaty.[55] Around this time the statistics of the Kazakhstan protests were as follows: dozens killed, 1000 injured, 400 hospitalized, 2000 jailed. There is yet to be any reaction from the UN Human Rights Committee.[56] Protests continua in the Mangystau region, where the first anti-government protests took place. The gatherings in Zhanozen and Aktau cities have protestors demanding political reforms in the country.[57]

January 7th

On Friday, January 7th, a man going by Wild Arman, real name Arman Dzhumageldiyev, was arrested. He appears to have been the "ringleader" in the violence in Almaty.[58] He is generally spoken about as a criminal authority, but he appears to be more than that. He runs popular social media accounts, charities and financial pyramids.[59] On Friday morning, he accused Kyrgyz people of carrying out the looting in Almaty. He received furious replies from social media users from Kyrgyzstan.[60] President Tokayev has given military and police forces the order to fire without warning against Kazakh protestors. He has tweeted, and later deleted "Gangsters and terrorists very well trained, organized and commanded by the special centre. Some of them were speaking non-Kazakh languages. There were at least six eaves of attacks of terrorists at Almaty, total amount of them is 20 thousand.". Bota Jardemalie, a political refugee from Kazakhstan, believes the president is lying, as the number put forward by him is too large for a "tightly controlled police state". They have also not put forth any demands, adding to the suspicion.[61]

Profile of Kazakhstan

Top Uranium Supplier

Kazakhstan produces more than 40% of the world's Uranium. The prices for uranium have jumped almost 8% as the protests began, however Kazatomprom, the Kazakhstan based top Uranium supplier, says it's fulfilling all its contractual obligations with ease. Uranium mining and work at Kazatomprom's units continues uninterrupted, and the company's Chief Commercial Officer, Azkar Batyrbayev, says it will meet all it's delivery deadlines. The protests habe lead to a surge in shares in uranium companies in North America and Australia. Jonathan Hinze, president of mic;ear fuel marker research and analysis form UxC LLC, stated "it'd be like if the Saudis had issues with oil. [...] Even if there isn't a shortage right now, the potential for this to create a shortage is what people are trading on right now.".

More than half of Kazakh uranium exports go to China. Toktar Turbay, a consultant at the CRU Group, said "There might be some logistical hurdles with delivering products to the borders since major routs pass through Almaty region, where the major clashes are ongoing." It will likely create "minor discomfort" since China has in the last decade accumulated inventories that can cover 11-12 years of uranium demanded.

Kazatomprom shares are down 13% in London. [62]

Bitcoin Mining Operation

The Violence is Artificial

There are rumours and theories floating around that the looting, beating and arson were allowed or even in some cases organized by the secret service (the KNB), or the Kazakh mob. The reason for this would be to allow authorities to use firearms and lethal force against the protestors.[63][64] Kazakhstani oppositionist Ablyazov says that the CSTO forces do not play a role in the security of Kazakhstan. It is in fact a signal that the "chief" is now in Moscow. The protests were peaceful and the looting in Almaty were organised by the authorities. This is the mechanism for using Tituski.[65] Ablyazov is claiming here that the Kazakh government has forces similar to the Ukrainian Tituski, a mercenary group hired by the president of Ukraine.[66] Arrested on Friday, Wild Arman is claimed to be a "red criminal" (красный/подментованный), controlled and used by the Kazakh secret service and by the police as an informant. He is said to be an agent provocateur, distractor and used for dirty work, including attacking civil activists. He is now said to be used for the violent actions in Almaty.[67]

Kazakhstan Biolab in Almaty

The Pentagon invested $102 million on a biosecurity lab near Almaty in Kazakhstan. The laboratory is named Central Reference Laboratory, it was due to be opened in 2015 (but was delayed to 2017[68]) and it's job is to store and study high risk pathogens. The US hopes by doing this it can hire talented scientists in the area for the lab in order to make sure they are not working on bioweapons.[69]In 2018, the lab denied rumours that a strain of meningitis leaked from them. In 2020 the Kazakhstan government denied bioweapon research was taking place in the lab. During the revolts Russian news agency reported on social media rumours that the facility was taken over by "unidentified people". The Kazakh government denied this.[70]

Statement from Protestors[71]

Russian English
ЭТО БУДЕТ ЛОНГРИД. НО, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, ПРОЧТИТЕ ЕГО.

Это то, что происходило вчера на площади. Пожалуйста, расскажите всему миру, что происходит в КАЗАХСТАНЕ.

Братья и сестры!

Предатель Токаев ввел в страну войска и со вчерашнего дня мы под оккупацией России. Не верьте мерзкой пропаганде, которую несет Токаев, срывающимся от страха голосом.

Титушек и мародеров запустила власть, чтобы слить протестное движение, чтобы утопить его в крови. В крови наших братьев. Народ, вышедший на улицы наших городов, это не маргиналы и погромщики, не террористы, как утверждает власть. Это народ Казахстана, униженный, разграбленный и доведенный до бешенства шайкой трусливых предателей и негодяев.

Я разговаривал там вчера с массой всевозможных людей. Это парни, приехавшие по зову сердца из разных уголоков нашей страны. Это обычные горожане, молодежь, старики, женщины, которые больше не могут терпеть весь этот вечный позор, ложь и унижение.

В том, что сейчас происходит в нашей стране, виновата только власть. Назарбаев и свора его приспешников. Подавляя свой собственный народ, власть упустила время для переговоров. Время переговоров прошло. Конкретно оно прошло вчера, когда народ массово вышел на МИРНЫЙ протест, в поддержку наших братьев на Западе Казахстана. Если бы народ не вышел как один по всей стране, они бы уже давно потопили бы жанаозеньцев в крови, как это произошло десять лет назад. Ведь у власти сидят все те же людоеды и мясники. Для них наши жизни не стоят и ломанного гроша. Тогда тот расстрел допустили и мы с вами, своим бездействием и трусостью.

4 января, вместо того, чтобы выйти на открытый диалог с народом, власти поставили кордоны и натравили на мирную демонстрацию своих цепных собак карабетов (омоновцев).

Эти трусливые твари, способные винтить только безобидных старушек и детей на площадях, получили мощнейший отпор и полный разгром. И ведь не зря это случилось на улице, носящей имя казахского батыра Бауыржана Момышулы. Я сам там не участвовал, слышал со слов участника на следующий день, но судить о масштабах ночной битвы можно по огромному количеству щитов, шлемов, дубинок и и бронежилетов на демонстрантах, которые бросили наши «доблестные» стражи порядка. Даже не сотни, а тысячи. В том числе и отобранного оружия и светошумовых гранат.

Я не могу рассказать все, что происходило вчера в масштабах всего города, с некой хронологией, но могу рассказать то, что сам видел. Вчера, утром, 5 января, мы с другом поехали по Саина в сторону Момышулы, чтобы увидеть все своими глазами. Дальше Толе Би проехать было невозможно.

Улица была перекрыта машинами и демонстрантами. Везде валялись шлемы, латы, ошметки полицейской одежды и всякий мусор. Мы нашли надежное место для машины в том районе и пошли пешком по улице Толе Би. Все шли в сторону центра, улица была перекрыта в западном направлении машинами, какими-то спонтанными заграждениями и даже вывернутыми рельсами во многих местах.

Постепенно, ближе к центру небольшие разрозненные группы демонстрантов превратились в огромный и бесчисленный и бесконечный поток, постоянно скандирующий «шал кет» и поющий гимн.

По дороге мы видели разгромленный офис правящей партии «Нур Отан». Мы видели пылающие пункты полиции и их машины. Мы видели разгром здания прокуратуры этого прогнившего логова псов режима, которые столько лет гнобили народ все глубже загоняя их в рабство Назарбаева. При этом называя весь этот беспредел «соблюдением законности». Ну а чего вы ожидали, Токаев и Назарбаев? Что можно бесконечно месить людей и паковать их в автозаки как безмолвных баранов?

Нет, казахи – это нация, которая живет на своей, завещанной отцами земле и которая может за себя постоять.

Мы видели как простые люди, престарелые апашки несли в авоськах воду, баурсаки и раздавали их всем проходящим со своим бата (благослословение). Я помню прекрасную сцену, когда на балконе второго этажа по улице Сейфуллина стояла пожилая женщина, что-то кричала и жестикулировала людям. Лицо ее буквально сияло от счастья и она по настоящему рыдала. Она не понимала по-казахски, но когда люди стали ей кричать по-русски: «Бабушка, скинь воды», она сразу спохватилась и скинула несколько пятилитровых бутылок воды, и колонна разразилась апплодисментами.

Полицейских били сильно, да. Но то были лишь самые горячие демонстранты, остальные наваливались толпой и отбивали полицейских, иначе их бы там всех забили до смерти. Мне и самому за парочку полицейских пришлось заступиться. Вот уж не думал, что когда-нибудь буду их защищать, потому что я их искренне ненавидел всегда. Видели бы вы какое это жуткое зрелище, раздетые и побитые полицейские в соплях и крови.

На этой почве между протестующими были перепалки, одни кричали: «Не жалейте их, они бы нас не пожалели», что есть чистая правда. Но драк между протестующими не было. Раздавались даже призывы выгнать вперед всех пленных и использовать в качестве живого щита. Предвидя такой итог, полицейские (возможно военные тоже) срывали с себя погоны и массово переходили на сторону протестующих. Таких в камуфляжах было много, держались они группами. Одни протестующие порывались избить их, другие останавливали первых, говоря, что «теперь это наши и трогать их нельзя».

Чего я точно не видел, так это агрессии к жителям. Многие спокойно выходили на улицы и разговаривали с протестующими. Кто-то выносил воду и раздавал. Никто гражданские объекты не трогал. Если не считать разбитые фонари и скамейки, из которых пытались строить баррикады. Ах да, еще разбили очень много камер «Сергек», я думаю, с особым удовольствием.

При подходе к площади, напряжение стало нарастать. Люди ждали, что ее будут защищать и готовились к новому замесу. Но небольшие отряды полицейских, которые стояли там, при подходе колонны, быстро оттуда ретировались по улице Сатпаева. Ну еще бы, при одном виде этой стучащей по щитам лавине людей, можно легко наложить в штаны, а остановить эту массу уже совершенно нереально, люди были действительно уже разозлены. И протестующие сходу заняли брошенный акимат и он запылал.

Народ постепенно заполнял площадь. Мы с другом фотографировали здание павшего акимата, все-таки не каждый день увидишь такое, и пошли смотреть что так сильно горит с восточной стороны. Оказалось, это машина. Там за сквером собирались люди с твердым намерением штурмовать резиденцию президента, которую защищал отряд военных. Оттуда шел непрерывный грохот от гранат и густой туман. В сквере бегал парень и кричал: «Есть еще солдаты, я заберу?». И мы увидели там таких двоих солдат. Это было самое сильное впечатление за вчерашний день, несмотря на то, что я расскажу дальше.

Солдаты оказались самыми настоящими детьми. Срочники они или курсанты, не знаю. Но на вид им лет по 17-18. Эти сволочи отправили защищать режим практически подростков и бросили их там на произвол судьбы. Раздетые, босоногие на снегу, жестоко избитые, растерянные, в абсолютной прострации. Это было совершенно душераздирающее зрелище. Те простестующие, кто их отбил и вытащил, накрывали их куртками. Мы с другом подошли и тоже стали отгонять желающих поквитаться до конца. Потом их эвакуировал тот самый парень. Откуда были эти солдаты, я не знаю. Возможно, из армейского грузовика, который захватили по Фурманова ранее.

Я видел колонну из 4 таких грузовиков, которые пытались прорваться по Фурманова под градом камней и палок. Когда я говорю «град камней», я имею ввиду настоящий град камней. «Спасибо» протестующие должны сказать Байбеку, за такое количество качественного оружия пролетариата. Этой машиной, которую протестующие смогли захватить, они позже таранили забор резиденции.

После этого мы услышали неподалеку какие-то отчаянные крики, в том числе женские. Толком ничего не было видно, все в тумане от гранат, но видели, что происходит какая-то борьба. Взрывы не прекращались как в новогоднюю ночь. Мы бежали и вдруг, увидели казахского оппозиционного деятеля Жанболата Мамай, которого отчаянно пыталась защитить Инга Иманбай, его супруга, от пары тройки нападающих, которые кричали ему: «умри, предатель». Один парень с саперной лопаткой отбивал Жанболата как мог, но Жанболат все равно получил сильный удар щитом по голове. Мы подбежали и помогли его отбить. Так, Жанболат, которого, как я слышал, до этого сильно били полицейские, получил еще от своих. Он был наполовину в отключке, а выглядел он так, что его трудно было узнать. Лицо опухшее и в крови. Если бы не тот парень с лопаткой, его бы, скорей всего там и убили. Потому что это происходило в скверике и людей вокруг не было. Нападающие отступили и ушли вверх по Фурманова. Жанболат с Ингой, в сопровождении того парня пошли вверх по Фурманова. Мы хотели их сопроводить, потому что идти мимо штурмовавших резиденцию им было опасно, но в суматохе и тумане быстро их потеряли. Позже когда мы увидели того парня с лопаткой, он сказал, что он отвел их на безопасное расстояние. Надеюсь, Жанболат жив, в безопасности и получает медицинскую помощь.

Так мы оказались на Фурманова Жолдасбекова, кстати, она теперь опять Фурманова, потому что там не осталось ни одной таблички с именем Назарбаева.

За забором резиденции стояли военные, выглядели они круто, как американские командос, экипированные по полной программе с автоматами наперевес. Мы с другом подошли к забору и стали кричать: «Не стреляйте в народ!», но они в ответ кидали в нас гранаты. Одна взорвалась у меня под ногами я на минуту потерял слух, слышен был только свист. Мы отбегали, но возвращались, чтобы сказать то, что хотели сказать, потому что они однозначно нас слышали и слушали. Во всяком случае, в какой-то момент нас перестали закидывать гранатами. Я не снимал на камеру происходящее, потому что демонстранты просили не снимать. Но речь моего друга я снять должен был, но не смог, о чем очень жалею.

Это была сильная речь, на красивом казахском он кричал военным: «Братья! Вас тоже родили и воспитали казахские матери. Если завтра война, мы те, кто будет стоять с вами плечом к плечу до конца. Не стреляйте в свой народ! Не будьте рабами Назарбаева! Он продаст вас как только вы перестанете ему быть нужны! Посмотрите на тех пацанов, которые попали в плен. Они же ровесники наших детей! Одумайтесь, служите только народу! Не подчиняйтесь приказам тех, кто стравливает нас друг с другом. Бросайте оружие, переходите на сторону народа! Не стреляйте в свой народ, подумайте как вы потом будете жить среди него. Как вы будете смотреть в глаза своим детям!». У меня подступил ком к горлу, но, увы, эти слова не были услышаны.

В самом штурме мы участвовать не собирались, потому что считали это бессмысленным и неправильным, потому что акимата как символа было более чем достаточно. Мы решили вернуться на площадь, чтобы посмотреть, что происходит там. Момент был относительно спокойным, и мы побежали вниз по Фурманова. Но оказалось, это было настоящим затишьем перед бурей и в этот момент начался штурм и мы попали в самый эпицентр событий.

Протестующие пригнали армейский грузовик, развернули его и с разгона снесли несколько сегментов забора. Образовалась брешь и в этот момент стали разрываться гранаты и началась адская стрельба. В этот момент я оказался прям под огнем и только успел присесть. Тут из густого тумана выбегает парень, возможно, это был тот парень, который таранил забор, сидя за рулем. Я уже было подумал, что водитель погиб, потому что видел как пули попадали в кабину. Стрельба была шквальная и я запомнил это как в замедленной съемке. Пуля попала ему в ногу, он упал и пытался дальше ползти. Я было кинулся к нему, но тут передо мной упала шашка, я перестал что-либо видеть и присел. Через несколько секунд когда дым стал рассеиваться, я увидел силуэты пацанов, которые выносили его подхватив под руки. Это при продолжающейся стрельбе. Стреляли наугад. Прицельно вести огонь было невозможно, потому что стояла плотная дымовая завеса. В таких условиях было возможным получить пулю, поэтому я быстро спрятался за полицейской будкой.

А там на Фурманова была полицейская будка, протестующие хотели вырвать ее и ипользовать как щит для атаки. Будка была очень качественная, явно полиция на своей безопасности не экономила. Поэтому вырвать ее не удалось, она так и стояла накрененная. Там укрылись пару ребят. Рядом в заборе оказалась еще одна широкая брешь и в нее пытались пробиться штурмующие. А будку они использовали как плацдарм. Но каждый раз их останавливали шквальным огнем. Они отступали, но раненных не бросали и каждый раз вытаскивали их из под огня. Не знаю боевые это были патроны, или резиновые, но кровь из ран хлестала фонтаном. Это место, наверняка, до сих пор все в крови. Некоторых уносили сразу, некоторых подтягивали в будку, где их укладывали на щиты и на щитах их уносили другие. Как оказалось, щиты – отличные носилки. Не могу сказать точно, но с десяток ребят с той атаки точно унесли. Погибших я не видел, но не уверен, что кто-то из них не погиб позже. Кровопотери у них были серьезные.

Когда атака спала и мы отошли в сквер, но судя повсему, штурм только начинался, потому что туда стали стягиваться все больше и больше решительно настроенных людей. Позже резиденция пала и солдат как-то эвакуировали. Само здание подожгли. Сразу скажу, что если вы считаете этих ребят специально подготовленными боевиками, то вы глубоко ошибаетесь. Они – простые парни, настоящие джигиты с яйцами, а не диванные эксперты. Они пришли туда сказать «нет» режиму Назарбаева, но власть сама разозлила людей, начав по ним стрельбу. Было ощущение, что стоять они будут там до конца. Они не титушки, потому что титушки НИКОГДА не лезут под пули. Никто там не знал друг друга, людей объединяла лишь воля к свободе и ненависть к режиму. Если кто-то из этих ребят прочитает эти строки, знайте – мы братья. Я точно знал, если со мной что-то случилось бы, они бы вытащили меня любой ценой. И знаете что, как бы их не называли, как бы не очерняли, я клянусь, с этого дня я буду гордиться своим народом до конца дней. И все мои слова и обиды в отношении казахов как нации, все мои сомнения насчет будущего нашего народа, я беру обратно. Мы – нация, и мы нация с характером.

Когда мы вернулись на площадь, страшно хотелось глотнуть воды. Мы присели на скамейку, но оттуда нас согнали врачи. Они уложили раненного парня и стали осматривать. Как я понял, они со скорой помощи. На вопрос почему они не везут сразу в больницу, они сказали: «можем не довезти». Кроме того, я думаю, больницы были переполнены. Вообще пробиться каретам скорой помощи туда было крайне опасно, потому что люди не пускали их и нападали. Одна такая разбитая скорая лежала на Желтоксан.

ВЫ СПРОСИТЕ ПОЧЕМУ? Я спрашивал. И слышал один и тот же ответ от всех. Во время ночного столкновения полиция подвозила своим подразделениям гранаты и оружие в каретах скорой помощи. И очень многие гранаты, попавшие в руки протестующих, были взяты из этих машин скорой помощи. Я, конечно, подтвердить это не могу, так как глазами не видел, но зная аморальность нашей власти, нисколько в этом не сомневаюсь. Тем более на полицейских машинах снабжать своих они точно не могли. Видели, наверное, сколько их валяется разбитых по городу.

Народу на площади было много. Людей все прибывало и прибывало. Но организоваться эта масса никак не могла. Потому что это был чисто стихийный выход, кто бы вам что ни заливал в уши. Не было никакой подготовки, люди постоянно пытались организоваться, пытались создать комитет инициативных людей, но для этого не было даже громкоговорителей.

Все говорили, что необходимо строить баррикады хотя бы с обеих сторон площади, о необходимости найти палатки, питание, никто не собирался оттуда уходить, о том, что нельзя отдавать площадь, потому что грядет зачистка и полиция выждет и вернется. Говорили о том, что нельзя допустить мародерства и общих погромов. Люди хотели организовать дружины, что необходимо звать еще людей. Так люди долго еще стихийно выступали, но их не было слышно и не могли собрать аудиторию, даже такие известные люди как оппозиционер Жасарал Куанышалин. Он быстро посадил голос, он говорил про конституцию, про сохранение порядка, про выборы. Так же было и с другими ораторами, все говорили правильные вещи о том, что протестующие должны выставить ясные требования, в первую очередь требовать, чтобы Назарбаев наконец уже ушел по-настоящему, чтобы распустил правящую партию Нур Отан, но это не приводило ровным счетом ни к чему, так как у людей не было ресурсов. Я тогда позавидовал атырауским и актауским братьям, у которых были явные лидеры, где все они были местные и могли организовать палатки, еду, медикаменты и прочее. У алматинских протестующих этого ничего не было.

Периодически кто-то подвозил воды и лепешек, но это была капля в море. Вдруг, неизвестно откуда появился известный криминальный авторитет Дикий Арман. Он что-то говорил, но о чем мне не было слышно. После этого он увел треть протестующих куда-то за собой с площади. Остальные кричали им вслед не поддаваться на кнбшные провокации. Позже он вернулся и еще что-то говорил, но я не мог слышать этого всего. Когда я спросил у другого протестующего, он сказал, что «он понес полную пургу» и протестующие его сами прогнали. Больше ничего по этому поводу сказать не могу.

Когда стало темнеть, люди реально продрогли. Кто мог ушел по родственникам, чтобы согреться и отдохнуть. Мы с другом вернулись часа через два, к этому моменту резиденцию уже сожгли, кроме того на дорогах валялась куча пожарной техники. Движение по городу никто не регулировал, поэтому люди просто объезжали эти пылающие остовы по Фурманова, несмотря на опасность взрывов. На площади осталась часть людей, они как могли сооружали заграждения, вешали сорванный с акимата огромный флаг. Площадь не штурмовали, полиции не было. Но было понятно, что в таком виде ни о каком удержании площади речи быть не могло. Большая часть, как я понял, ушла штурмовать аэропорт.

Я удивляюсь, откуда у этих людей было столько сил, чтобы на вторые сутки противостояния, идти штурмовать, охраняемый военными аэропорт за 30 км. Но люди торопились, потому что озвучивалась информация, что путинская армия уже на подлете. Люди говорили, что если сейчас штурмом не взять аэропорт, то их положат «ихтамнеты». Аэропорт, как вы знаете взяли, но удерживать долго не стали, потому что к тому моменту первый военно транспортный самолет уже сел в Бурундае и поэтому удерживать аэропорт не было смысла.

Я не знаю, что сейчас происходит на нашей священной площади, впитавшей кровь наших казахов в декабре 1986 года и в которую сейчас впиталась кровь в январе 2022 г. Там действительно много пятен крови. Видимо, там были столкновения еще раньше. Об этом мы узнаем в свое время. Но сейчас я не знаю ничего и это сильно меня гложет. Я лишь слышал только обрывочные сведения, что во время штурма РОВД убили много протестующих, что где-то в Калкамане была стрельба и много убитых, что в городе орудуют банды мародеров.

В принципе с мародерами было и так все понятно, что власть обязательно запустит титушек и потом дискредитирует протест, сдав страну под пяту путинского сапога. Это было понятно сразу после появления на площади Дикого Армана. Ночью мы с другом оттуда ушли, пройдя еще много километров пешком по Аль Фараби, потому что такси вызвать было невозможно. Стыдно сказать, я человек, который хожу от машины до двери, и к таким пешим броскам по городу не привык. И сегодня я не ходячий.

Я считаю, что этот текст написать мне поручил парень, который привозил на площадь воду и продукты и рассказывал о новостях, о том, что Токаев вызвал армию ОДКБ. Когда ты сидишь в информационной блокаде, каждая информация как глоток воздуха. Я думаю, об этих событиях когда-нибудь будут рассказывать как об Аныракайских сражениях, как о декабрьских событиях 1986 года, как о резне в Жанаозене в 2011. Так вот, что тогда этот брат сказал. Он сказал: «Донесите до всех, что МЫ ПРИШЛИ НА МИРНЫЙ МИТИНГ. И только власть виновата в том, что сегодня творится, потому что первой напала на свой народ и начала стрелять по казахам. Донесите всем, у кого есть уши, у кого есть голова, у кого есть сердце, что вы сегодня видели своими глазами. Используйте любые способы. Расскажите каждому соотечественнику, что МЫ НЕ ТЕРРОРИСТЫ, мы бьемся за свою Родину, за будущее наших детей, за будущее ваших детей. И мы не отступим».

А сегодня когда я услышал как Токаев нес наглую ложь и клевету, называя протестующих мародерами и провокаторами, я, казахский архитектор Айдар Ергали, понял, что должен рассказать о том, что происходило на площади на самом деле.

Да, не все было правильно, не было лидеров. Но откуда им было появиться, если в течении 30 лет Назарбаев убивал и подавлял каждого, кто поднимал голову. Но в эти дни многие казахи поняли, что они больше не рабы диктаторов. Казахи – нация. Мы все казахи, мы бауырлар, Мы всегда можем друг с другом договориться. Мы сможем создать сильное демократическое государство, страну казахов, страну свободных людей.

А теперь мой аманат всем тем, кто прочитал. Я не знаю, что со мной будет дальше, но если вы солидарны с нами, донесите этот текст до всех, не надо репостов, просто скопируйте текст к себе! Алга Казахстан! Шал кет!

Фото: Amir Shaikezhanov

IT WILL BE LONGRID. BUT PLEASE READ IT. This is what happened yesterday in the square. Please tell the whole world what is happening in KAZAKHSTAN. Brothers and sisters! The traitor Tokayev brought troops into the country and since yesterday we are under the occupation of Russia. Do not believe the vile propaganda carried by Tokayev, his voice breaking with fear. Titus and marauders were launched by the authorities to drain the protest movement, to drown it in blood. In the blood of our brothers. The people who took to the streets of our cities are not marginals and pogromists, not terrorists, as the authorities claim. These are the people of Kazakhstan, humiliated, plundered and driven to fury by a gang of cowardly traitors and scoundrels. I was talking there yesterday with a lot of all kinds of people. These are the guys who came at the call of the heart from different parts of our country. These are ordinary townspeople, youth, old people, women who can no longer tolerate all this eternal shame, lies and humiliation. Only the authorities are to blame for what is happening in our country now. Nazarbayev and a pack of his henchmen. By suppressing their own people, the authorities lost time for negotiations. The time for negotiations has passed. Specifically, it took place yesterday, when the people massively came out to a PEACEFUL protest in support of our brothers in the West of Kazakhstan. If the people had not come out as one throughout the country, they would have drowned the Zhanaozen people in blood long ago, as happened ten years ago. After all, the same cannibals and butchers are sitting in power. For them, our lives are not worth a broken penny. Then that execution was allowed by you and me, by our inaction and cowardice. On January 4, instead of entering into an open dialogue with the people, the authorities set up cordons and set their chain dogs of carabets (riot police) on a peaceful demonstration. These cowardly creatures, capable of screwing only harmless old women and children in the squares, received a powerful rebuff and complete defeat. And it was not in vain that it happened on the street named after the Kazakh batyr Bauyrzhan Momyshuly. I myself did not participate there, I heard from the words of the participant the next day, but one can judge the scale of the night battle by the huge number of shields, helmets, clubs and bulletproof vests on the demonstrators who were thrown by our "valiant" law enforcement officers. Not even hundreds, but thousands. Including selected weapons and stun grenades. I cannot tell everything that happened yesterday on the scale of the entire city, with a certain chronology, but I can tell what I saw myself. Yesterday, in the morning, January 5, my friend and I drove along Sain towards Momyshuly to see everything with our own eyes. It was impossible to drive further Tole Bi. The street was blocked by cars and demonstrators. Helmets, armor, scraps of police clothing and all kinds of rubbish were scattered everywhere. We found a safe place for a car in that area and walked along Tole Bi street. Everyone walked towards the center, the street was blocked in the western direction by cars, some kind of spontaneous barriers and even turned out rails in many places. Gradually, closer to the center, small scattered groups of demonstrators turned into a huge and countless and endless stream, constantly chanting "shal ket" and singing a hymn.

On the way, we saw the ransacked office of the ruling Nur Otan party. We saw flaming police stations and their vehicles. We saw the destruction of the building of the prosecutor's office of this rotten den of the regime's dogs, which for so many years had been spreading rot people, driving them deeper into Nazarbayev's slavery. At the same time, calling all this chaos "observance of the rule of law." Well, what did you expect, Tokayev and Nazarbayev? That you can endlessly knead people and pack them in paddy wagons like silent rams? No, Kazakhs are a nation that lives on their own land bequeathed by their fathers and which can stand up for themselves. We saw how ordinary people, elderly Apache, carried water in string bags, baursaks and distributed them to everyone passing by with their bata (blessing). I remember a beautiful scene when an elderly woman stood on the balcony of the second floor on Seifullin Street, shouting something and gesturing to people. Her face was literally beaming with happiness and she was really crying. She did not understand Kazakh, but when people began to shout to her in Russian: "Grandma, throw off the water," she immediately caught herself and threw off several five-liter bottles of water, and the column burst into applause. The policemen were hit hard, yes. But those were only the most ardent demonstrators, the rest piled up in a crowd and fought off the police, otherwise they would have been beaten to death there. I myself had to intercede for a couple of police officers. I never thought that I would ever defend them, because I sincerely hated them always. You should have seen what a terrible sight it is, undressed and beaten policemen in snot and blood. On this basis, there were skirmishes between the protesters, some shouted: "Do not feel sorry for them, they would not feel sorry for us," which is the pure truth. But there were no fights between the protesters. There were even calls to drive out all the prisoners ahead and use them as human shields. Anticipating such an outcome, the police (perhaps the military too) tore off their shoulder straps and massively went over to the side of the protesters. There were many of them in camouflage, they were kept in groups. Some of the protesters tried to beat them, others stopped the first, saying that "now these are ours and you cannot touch them." What I didn't see for sure was the aggression towards the residents. Many quietly took to the streets and talked to the protesters. Someone took out the water and distributed it. Nobody touched civilian objects. Except for the broken lanterns and benches, from which they tried to build barricades. Oh yes, they also smashed a lot of Sergek cameras, I think with particular pleasure. As we approached the square, the tension began to build up. People expected to be protected and prepared for a new batch. But small detachments of police officers, who were standing there, when the convoy approached, quickly retreated from there along Satpayev Street. Well, still, at the mere sight of this avalanche of people knocking on their shields, you can easily put it in your pants, and stopping this mass is already completely unrealistic, people were really already angry. And the protesters immediately occupied the abandoned akimat and it burst into flames. People gradually filled the square. My friend and I took pictures of the building of the fallen akimat, after all, you don't see this every day, and went to see what was burning so much on the eastern side. It turned out to be a car. There, behind the square, people gathered with the firm intention of storming the presidential residence, which was defended by a detachment of military personnel. From there came a continuous roar of grenades and a thick fog. A guy was running in the park and shouting: "There are still soldiers, will I take them?" And we saw two such soldiers there. It was the strongest impression of yesterday, despite the fact that I will tell you next.

The soldiers turned out to be real children. They are either conscripts or cadets, I don’t know. But they look like they are 17-18 years old. These bastards were sent to defend the regime of almost adolescents and left them there to fend for themselves. Naked, barefoot in the snow, severely beaten, confused, in absolute prostration. It was a completely heartbreaking sight. Those prostitutes, who fought them off and pulled them out, covered them with jackets. My friend and I came up and also began to drive away those who wanted to get even to the end. Then the same guy evacuated them. Where these soldiers were from, I do not know. Perhaps from an army truck that Furmanov had seized earlier. I saw a convoy of 4 such trucks trying to break through Furmanova under a hail of stones and sticks. When I say hail of stones, I mean real hail of stones. The protesters should say “thank you” to Baybek for such a quantity of high-quality weapons of the proletariat. With this car, which the protesters were able to capture, they later rammed the fence of the residence. After that, we heard some desperate screams nearby, including those of women. I couldn't really see anything, everyone was in a fog from grenades, but they saw that there was some kind of struggle going on. The explosions did not stop like New Year's Eve. We ran and suddenly saw the Kazakh opposition figure Zhanbolat Mamai, whom Inga Imanbai, his wife, was desperately trying to protect from a couple of three attackers who shouted to him: "die, traitor." One guy with a sapper blade fought off Zhanbolat as best he could, but Zhanbolat still received a strong blow to the head with a shield. We ran up and helped fight him off. So, Zhanbolat, whom, as I heard, had been severely beaten by the police before, he also received from his own. He was half passed out and he looked hard to recognize. The face is swollen and bloody. If not for the guy with the shoulder blade, he would most likely have been killed there. Because it was happening in the park and there were no people around. The attackers retreated and went up Furmanov. Zhanbolat and Inga, accompanied by that guy, went up Furmanov. We wanted to escort them, because it was dangerous for them to walk past those who were storming the residence, but they quickly lost them in the confusion and fog. Later, when we saw that guy with the shovel, he said that he took them to a safe distance. I hope Zhanbolat is alive, safe and receiving medical attention. So we ended up on Furmanov Zholdasbekov, by the way, she is now Furmanov again, because there is not a single sign with Nazarbayev's name left there. The military stood behind the fence of the residence, they looked cool, like American commandos, fully equipped with machine guns at the ready. My friend and I approached the fence and began to shout: “Don't shoot the people!”, But they threw grenades at us in response. One exploded under my feet, I lost my hearing for a minute, only a whistle was heard. We ran back, but came back to say what we wanted to say, because they definitely heard and listened to us. In any case, at some point they stopped bombarding us with grenades. I did not film what was happening, because the demonstrators asked not to film. But I had to shoot my friend's speech, but I could not, which I really regret.

It was a strong speech, in beautiful Kazakh he shouted to the military: “Brothers! You, too, were born and raised by Kazakh mothers. If tomorrow is a war, we are the ones who will stand with you shoulder to shoulder to the end. Don't shoot your people! Don't be slaves to Nazarbayev! He will sell you as soon as he no longer needs you! Look at those guys who were captured. They are the same age as our children! Think about it, serve only the people! Do not obey the orders of those who play us against each other. Throw down your weapons, go over to the side of the people! Do not shoot at your people, think about how you will then live among them. How will you look your children in the eye! " A lump came to my throat, but, alas, these words were not heard. We were not going to participate in the assault itself, because we considered it senseless and wrong, because the akimat as a symbol was more than enough. We decided to return to the square to see what was happening there. The moment was relatively calm, and we ran down Furmanov. But it turned out that it was a real calm before the storm, and at that moment the assault began and we got to the very epicenter of events. The protesters drove an army truck, turned it around, and demolished several segments of the fence. A gap formed and at that moment grenades began to explode and hellish shooting began. At that moment, I was right under fire and only managed to sit down. Then a guy runs out of the thick fog, perhaps it was the guy who rammed the fence while driving. I already thought that the driver was killed, because I saw how the bullets hit the cockpit. The shooting was heavy and I remember it as in slow motion. The bullet hit him in the leg, he fell and tried to crawl further. I was about to rush to him, but then a checker fell in front of me, I stopped seeing anything and sat down. In a few seconds, when the smoke began to dissipate, I saw the silhouettes of the boys who carried it out, grabbing it by the arms. This is with the ongoing shooting. They were shooting at random. It was impossible to aim fire, because there was a dense smoke screen. In such conditions it was possible to get a bullet, so I quickly hid behind a police booth. And there on Furmanov there was a police booth, the protesters wanted to pull it out and use it as a shield for an attack. The booth was of very high quality, obviously the police did not skimp on their security. Therefore, it was not possible to pull it out, it was still tilted. A couple of guys took refuge there. Nearby, in the fence, there was another wide gap, and the storming men tried to break into it. And they used the booth as a springboard. But each time they were stopped by heavy fire. They retreated, but did not abandon the wounded, and each time pulled them out from under the fire. I don’t know they were live cartridges, or rubber, but the blood from the wounds gushed like a fountain. This place is probably still covered in blood. Some were carried away immediately, some were pulled into the booth, where they were laid on shields and others carried them away on the shields. As it turns out, the shields are excellent stretchers. I can't say for sure, but about a dozen guys from that attack were definitely carried away. I did not see the dead, but I am not sure that any of them did not die later. They had serious blood loss. When the attack subsided and we retreated to the square, but judging by everything, the assault was just beginning, because more and more decisive people began to gather there. Later, the residence fell and the soldiers were somehow evacuated. The building itself was set on fire. I must say right away that if you consider these guys specially trained fighters, then you are deeply mistaken. They are simple guys, real horsemen with eggs, not couch experts. They came there to say "no" to Nazarbayev's regime, but the authorities themselves angered the people by shooting at them. There was a feeling that they would stand there until the end. They are not aunts, because aunts NEVER go under bullets. No one there knew each other, people were united only by the will to freedom and hatred of the regime. If any of these guys read these lines, you should know that we are brothers. I knew for sure if something happened to me, they would pull me out at any cost. And you know what, no matter how they are called, no matter how denigrated, I swear, from this day on I will be proud of my people until the end of my days. And all my words and grievances against the Kazakhs as a nation, all my doubts about the future of our people, I take back. We are a nation and we are a nation with character. When we got back to the square, we really wanted to take a sip of water. We sat down on a bench, but the doctors drove us out of there. They put the wounded guy down and began to examine him. As I understand it, they are with an ambulance. When asked why they didn’t take them straight to the hospital, they said: "we may not take them." Also, I think the hospitals were overcrowded. In general, it was extremely dangerous for ambulances to get there, because people did not let them in and attacked. One such broken ambulance lay on Zheltoksan.

YOU WILL ASK WHY? I asked. And I heard the same answer from everyone. During the night clash, the police delivered grenades and weapons to their units in ambulances. And so many of the grenades that fell into the hands of the protesters were taken from these ambulances. I, of course, cannot confirm this, since I did not see it with my eyes, but knowing the immorality of our government, I have no doubt about it. Moreover, they certainly could not supply their own in police cars. We saw, probably, how many of them lay broken in the city. There were many people in the square. People kept coming and coming. But this mass could not organize itself. Because it was a purely spontaneous way out, no matter who poured anything into your ears. There was no preparation, people were constantly trying to organize, trying to create a committee of initiative people, but for this there were not even loudspeakers. Everyone said that it was necessary to build barricades on at least both sides of the square, about the need to find tents, food, no one was going to leave, that it was impossible to give up the area, because a cleanup was coming and the police would wait and come back. They said that looting and general pogroms should not be allowed. People wanted to organize squads, that it was necessary to call more people. So people spontaneously performed for a long time, but they were not heard and could not gather an audience, even such famous people as the opposition leader Zhasaral Kuanyshalin. He quickly sank his voice, he talked about the constitution, about maintaining order, about elections. It was the same with other speakers, everyone said the right things about the fact that the protesters should make clear demands, first of all demand that Nazarbayev finally really leave in order to dissolve the ruling Nur Otan party, but this did not lead to absolutely nothing. to what, since people did not have the resources. I then envied the Atyrau and Aktau brothers, who had clear leaders, where they were all local and could organize tents, food, medicine, and so on. The Almaty protesters had none of this.

Periodically someone brought up water and cakes, but it was a drop in the ocean. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the well-known crime boss Wild Armand appeared. He said something, but which I did not hear. After that, he took a third of the protesters somewhere behind him from the square. The rest shouted after them not to succumb to the knights' provocations. Later he came back and said something else, but I could not hear it all. When I asked another protester, he said that "he suffered a complete blizzard" and the protesters chased him away. I can't say anything more about this. When it got dark, people really froze. Who could have gone to relatives to warm up and rest. My friend and I returned two hours later, by this time the residence had already been burned down, besides, there was a bunch of firefighting equipment lying on the roads. No one regulated the traffic in the city, so people simply drove around these flaming skeletons along Furmanov, despite the danger of explosions. Some of the people remained in the square, they erected barriers as best they could, hung up a huge flag torn from the akimat. The square was not stormed, there was no police. But it was clear that in this form there could be no talk of any retention of the area. Most, as I understand it, went to storm the airport. I wonder where these people had so much strength to go by storm on the second day of the confrontation, the airport guarded by the military, 30 km away. But people were in a hurry, because information was announced that Putin's army was already on the way. People said that if the airport was not taken by storm now, the "ichtamnets" would lay them down. The airport, as you know, was taken, but they did not hold it for a long time, because by that time the first military transport plane had already landed in Burunday and therefore there was no point in holding the airport. I do not know what is happening now on our sacred square, which absorbed the blood of our Kazakhs in December 1986 and into which the blood has now absorbed in January 2022. There are indeed many blood stains. Apparently, there were clashes even earlier. We will learn about this in due time. But now I do not know anything and it gnaws at me a lot. I only heard only fragmentary information that during the storming of the ROVD many protesters were killed, that somewhere in Kalkaman there was shooting and many killed, that gangs of marauders were operating in the city. In principle, it was all clear with the looters that the authorities would definitely launch the titushki and then discredit the protest, surrendering the country under the heel of Putin's boot. This was understandable immediately after the appearance of the Wild Armand on the square. At night, my friend and I left there, having walked many more kilometers on foot along Al Farabi, because it was impossible to call a taxi. I am ashamed to say that I am a person who walk from car to door, and I am not used to such walking around the city. And today I am not a walker. I believe that I was instructed to write this text by a guy who brought water and food to the square and told about the news that Tokayev had summoned the CSTO army. When you are sitting in an information blockade, each information is like a breath of air. I think that someday these events will be described as the Anyrakay battles, as the December events of 1986, as the massacre in Zhanaozen in 2011. So this is what this brother said then. He said: “Tell everyone that WE HAVE COME TO THE PEACEFUL RALLY. And only the authorities are to blame for what is happening today, because they were the first to attack their people and start shooting at the Kazakhs. Tell everyone who has ears, who has a head, who has a heart, what you saw with your own eyes today. Use any means. Tell every compatriot that WE ARE NOT TERRORISTS, we are fighting for our Motherland, for the future of our children, for the future of your children. And we will not back down. "

And today, when I heard Tokayev carrying a blatant lie and slander, calling the protesters marauders and provocateurs, I, the Kazakh architect Aydar Ergali, realized that I had to tell about what was really happening on the square. Yes, not everything was right, there were no leaders. But where did they come from, if for 30 years Nazarbayev killed and suppressed everyone who raised his head. But these days, many Kazakhs have realized that they are no longer slaves of dictators. Kazakhs are a nation. We are all Kazakhs, we are bauyrlar, We can always come to an agreement with each other. We will be able to create a strong democratic state, a country of Kazakhs, a country of free people. And now my amanat to all those who have read it. I do not know what will happen to me next, but if you are in solidarity with us, convey this text to everyone, no reposts, just copy the text to yourself! Alga Kazakhstan! Shal ket!

Photo: Amir Shaikezhanov

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NetBlocks Article[19]

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Kazakhstan from the evening of Tuesday 4 January 2022, progressing to a nation-scale communications blackout on Wednesday afternoon.

The ongoing disruptions come amid widening protests against sudden energy price rises that started on the weekend in the western town of Zhanaozen.

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A brief partial restoration of connectivity was observed while President Tokayev gave a televised speech appealing for assistance from citizens and a Russia-led security bloc to help “save the state,” after which internet service was cut again in the early hours of Thursday morning:

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The disruption continues at nation scale as of Saturday evening, with national connectivity observed at just 5% of ordinary levels on the morning of the 8th, hindering independent media and human rights reporting:

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The ongoing disruptions have placed public safety at risk per human rights monitors and left friends and family out of touch

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The initial incident had high impact to mobile services and some fixed-lines from Tuesday, while the blackout beginning around 5 p.m. local time Wednesday affects almost all connectivity in the country.

What’s happening in Kazakhstan?

Protests against rising energy prices were held in Kazakhstan for the third consecutive day at incident onset, with many demonstrators speaking out against the country’s leadership. The disruption is likely to limit the public’s ability to express political discontent and communicate freely.

Thousands are participating in the protests, which were sparked by the lifting of price caps on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) over the New Year.

This class of internet disruption affects connectivity at the network layer and cannot always be worked around with the use of circumvention software or VPNs. The blackout has also resulted in the international loss of access to websites and services hosted in Kazakhstan, including government and news websites.

Kazakhstan has a history of internet restrictions to control protests, with previous nation-scale communication restrictions documented by NetBlocks during elections and the country’s Victory day.

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Further reading:

Previously:

Methodology

NetBlocks diffscans, which map the IP address space of a country in real time, show internet connectivity levels and corresponding outages. Purposeful internet outages may have a distinct network pattern used by NetBlocks to determine and attribute the root cause of an outage, a process known as attribution which follows detection and classification stages.

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