Kazakhstan protest

Riot police block a street to prevent demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP Photo)
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Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests

One police officer was found beheaded in the unrest, which poses a growing challenge to authoritarian rule in the former Soviet republic

A burned car is seen in front of the mayor's office building which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
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Amid uprising, Kazakh president ditches diplomacy for tough talk

A view shows a burning police car during a protest against LPG cost rise following the Kazakh authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
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Kazakh protesters torch public buildings; emergency declared, Cabinet resigns