guardian: Kazakhstan protests: Government resigns amid rare outbreak of unrest

President appoints acting prime minister after earlier declaring a state of emergency to tackle widespread demonstrations over rising fuel prices.Kazakhstan’s president has accepted the resignation of the government, hours after he declared a state of emergency in large parts of the country in response to a rare outbreak of unrest. more...

rt.com: Protesters storm govt building in Kazakhstan’s largest city

Energy price hikes have prompted widespread civil unrest across the Central Asian nation.Protests against energy price hikes in Kazakhstan have escalated on Wednesday, with an angry crowd storming the mayor’s office in Almaty. In another major city, Aktobe, demonstrators have taken over the administration building. more...