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6 Jan, 15 tweets, 9 min read
The @nytimes has a live blog on the protests in Kazakhstan, where a Russia-led military alliance arrived yesterday to restore order after protests turned violent. The police reported dozens of antigovernment demonstrators had been killed. nytimes.com/live/2022/01/0…
It's worth following the live updates by @Liveuamap too, which —where possible— links to original sources too. Important monitoring work as always.
“The cause of the chaos in Kazakhstan are not protests but a desperate power struggle between the [political elite] clans,” @dan_ferghana writes, pointing towards current president Tokayev versus Nazarbayev's nephews Samat Abish and Kairat Satybaldy. fergana.media/articles/124571
Here's a roundup of footage of the past days, with @NailahMorgan and @brenna__smith. But internet has been cut for over 60 hours now in Kazakhstan, per @netblocks. Sources can only send text messages. It's hard to know what's currently going on. nytimes.com/video/world/as…
Glad to know that the editorial staff of @factcheckkz are all safe. I've worked with this Kazakh media outlet several times in the past when I was with @bellingcat, and recommended following their Telegram or Facebook page for protest-related updates: t.me/factcheckkz/35… Image
Shots heard in the streets of Almaty between 5:30-5:45 local time, Orda_KZ reports via Telegram. t.me/orda_kz/13743
And Factcheck.KZ is also on Twitter with a new account: @fctchckKZ.
Kazakh news website Orda published four videos showing the aftermath of in Almaty. This one specifically shows looted banks and ATMs across the city. t.me/orda_kz/13748
This video shows a partly burned out building on Republic Square, as well as two looted stores (Salomon sportswear and Mon Ami cosmetics), all located at the junction of Satpaev St and Nazarbayev Ave. t.me/orda_kz/13748
Aftermath footage filmed by an Orda correspondent of the stormed, and then still burning, Akimat (city hall) in Almaty: abandoned military gear, incinerated cars and ransacked offices. t.me/orda_kz/13748
It is worth mentioning that there has been no reported violence in western Kazakhstan, @INechepurenko and @ATHigginsNYT report.

Really recommend reading this article, explains the murky circumstances and unclarity on what's going on. nytimes.com/2022/01/07/wor…
The violence in Almaty, some experts cited by @nytimes assert, appeared to be an attempt by Nazarbayev's political clan to reverse their eclipse: a mob of “crime group marauders” just showed up at peaceful protests and took over the demonstration. nytimes.com/2022/01/07/wor… ImageImage

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On Sept. 5, Col. Mamady Doumbouya (41) —former French legionnaire and head of the country's Special Forces Group— seized power in Guinea from President Alpha Condé (83). Threading some footage that surfaced on social media, and some geolocations. nytimes.com/2021/09/05/wor… Image
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