٠٠:٠١:٠٥Protesters opened the previously blocked central road leading to the regional administration in Aktau, as seen on Friday.
The barriers have disappeared from the roadway, as well as the yurts at Yntykmak Square.
According to local reports, some of the protesters called on the gathering to disperse but footage showed that people continue to crowd and move along the roadway.
Unrest has gripped the central Asian republic after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the official resignation of the cabinet. However the country's erstwhile government will continue in its former role until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced several restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.
Kazakhstan: Protesters unblock central road in Aktau amid unrest
Protesters opened the previously blocked central road leading to the regional administration in Aktau, as seen on Friday.
The barriers have disappeared from the roadway, as well as the yurts at Yntykmak Square.
According to local reports, some of the protesters called on the gathering to disperse but footage showed that people continue to crowd and move along the roadway.
Unrest has gripped the central Asian republic after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the official resignation of the cabinet. However the country's erstwhile government will continue in its former role until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced several restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.
Protesters opened the previously blocked central road leading to the regional administration in Aktau, as seen on Friday.
The barriers have disappeared from the roadway, as well as the yurts at Yntykmak Square.
According to local reports, some of the protesters called on the gathering to disperse but footage showed that people continue to crowd and move along the roadway.
Unrest has gripped the central Asian republic after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices of liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas, citing a need to liberalise the market.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the official resignation of the cabinet. However the country's erstwhile government will continue in its former role until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced several restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
On Thursday, the Collective Security Council sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to protect state and military facilities and assist law enforcement.