How the deadly unrest turned Kazakhstan into a geopolitical flashpoint | DW News

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday declared that constitutional order was "mainly restored" after the unprecedented unrest in recent days. Protests had erupted over surging fuel prices and escalated into an uprising against corruption. Violent clashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of demonstrators and forces killed. In a televised address on Friday, Tokayev said he had given security forces orders to open fire without warning if there were further disturbances. The president made reference to "20,000 bandits" who had attacked the country's largest city of Almaty and vowed to destroy them. Authorities said there have also been 3,000 arrests, according to state broadcaster Khabar 24 citing the interior ministry. Security has been bolstered across the country, with 70 checkpoints operating around the clock. On Thursday, authorities said 18 security personnel had been killed, including one who had been beheaded. Chapters 00:00 Latest developments 03:00 Interview with Joanna Lillis, author and journalist 07:30 Interview with Reid Stanish, Radio Free Europe 11:00 Kazakhstan's economic and geopolitical background 12:20 Interview with Journalist Edda Schlager Subscribe: youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirma… For more news go to: www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: youtube.com/dwdeutsch #Kazakhstan #Protest #Unrest

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