٠٠:٠٠:٣٢Hundreds of protesters in Aktau rallied on Yntymak Square in front of the Regional Akimat government building, as seen in footage taken from a drone on Thursday.
According to media reports, Aktau demonstrators announced that the authorities had met their demands, after which the protesters called off their rally.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for 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.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced 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.
Kazakhstan: Drone footage captures peaceful fuel-price demo in Aktau
Hundreds of protesters in Aktau rallied on Yntymak Square in front of the Regional Akimat government building, as seen in footage taken from a drone on Thursday.
According to media reports, Aktau demonstrators announced that the authorities had met their demands, after which the protesters called off their rally.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for 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.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced 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.
Hundreds of protesters in Aktau rallied on Yntymak Square in front of the Regional Akimat government building, as seen in footage taken from a drone on Thursday.
According to media reports, Aktau demonstrators announced that the authorities had met their demands, after which the protesters called off their rally.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for 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.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced 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.