40 minutes agoProtesters in Kazakhstan expose the government: We're angry, not terrorists.
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(4 years ago)Tens of protesters and security forces reportedly have been killed during bloody protests in Kazakhstan. This country's president has said authorities will fight against those he has called terrorist thugs to the end. With this description, student Airar Omarov is not agreeing. He shows how the flow [...] changed
It shows how the course of protests changed during the week. He says that initially, the protests started against the sudden increase in fuel prices, but then requirements for more political rights and an end to corruption, writes Independent.
Omarov says the clash between protesters and rule forces became more violent Wednesday evening in the town of Almay. The “The police were strict, and many protesters seemed to have to retaliate. Many government buildings were attacked, but these were just angry people, not terrorists or something like them, the Kazakh student said.
Safiya, a 23-year-old activist who did not want her name published, also claimed the government is trying to portray protesters as rebels.
These are false confessions to justify harsh action by security forces. They're saying the guns were fired by protesters. This is not true if people fired guns, then they have their own agenda, it has nothing to do with protests”, Safeya said.
