History Protests in Kazakhstan over rising gas prices
As of today, the state of emergency is maintained in Alma-Ata, a curfew is in effect. Department stores and public transport do not work. And & nbsp; residents hardly ever leave their homes. The journalist Sergey Kozlov, AiF-Kazakhstan spoke about the & nbsp; shortage of food in the city, problems with calling an ambulance and ambulance the mood of the locals.
“ Another alarming day in & nbsp; Alma-Ata. The previously declared state of emergency is maintained and the curfew is in effect. The tension between city dwellers does not subside. Here's a scene a neighbor watched from her balcony last night. Separate gunshots are heard somewhere. Two young men walk slowly along the central avenue named after Abulai Khan and & nbsp; they see a storefront is completely out across the street in a fashion store. They cross the street, and & nbsp; one stands on the & nbsp; banner, the second enters the & nbsp; shop and & nbsp; comes out with & nbsp; clothes. Crossing the street back, and & nbsp; along the way, a lucky & bdquo; store visitor & ldquo; take off his jacket, put on the right one & bdquo; got & ldquo; shirt and & nbsp; them, having fun talking, continue their walk. & # 39;
The reporter points out that the houses have electricity, running water and heating. The city and mobile phone service is working, but the Internet is turned off. This exacerbates yet another problem & nbsp; & mdash; lack of cash among city dwellers, who in recent years increasingly pay with bank cards and cellphones. Now & nbsp; ditto to pay & nbsp; products and & nbsp; medication is only possible in cash. Pharmacies are not & nbsp; closed, but & nbsp; are protected & nbsp; & mdash; says & nbsp; he.
Kozlov notes that in the & nbsp; city, there are big problems with the products, and & nbsp; in many places & nbsp; you can't buy them.
“ With & nbsp; products for & nbsp; people today are the main problem. The bazaars and & nbsp; large grocery stores are always closed, and & nbsp; stores and & nbsp; small outlets clearly cannot & nbsp; to face providing people with everything they need. By the way, in the different neighborhoods of Alma-Ata, the situation is not the same. Somewhere it's easier, but somewhere it's just impossible to do the grocery shopping. At the same time, sellers invoke & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; suppliers do not have fuel for transportation. Many gas stations are still closed. And & nbsp; they just can't & nbsp; give a hand. Therefore, the stores sell & nbsp; what they still have in & nbsp; the last days. For & nbsp; for example, in the & nbsp; Vistula river area in & nbsp; the intersection of it & nbsp; with & nbsp; rue Gogol, and & nbsp; it is a residential area where & nbsp; mainly multi-storey residential buildings, not & nbsp; the local bazaar and & nbsp; all the shops in & nbsp; You can't buy flour, eggs, or vegetables. And & nbsp; bread here can only be bought from & nbsp; a well-known baker in & nbsp; these places, Uzbek by & nbsp; Nationality. And & nbsp; turns to & nbsp; according to & nbsp; expression of a local inhabitant, as in the & nbsp; mausoleum. This socially responsible manufacturer sells & nbsp; two cakes per & nbsp; hands, but & nbsp; does not have increased the price & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the reporter.
According to & nbsp; he said, yesterday many downtown residents complained that in some stores, for example, potatoes, where they can still be bought, suddenly jumped in price from around 120 tenge to & nbsp; ; 450, which represents approximately 75 & nbsp; rubles. But & nbsp; today the price, per & nbsp; surprise, almost returned to & nbsp; previous. And & nbsp; in the so-called upper part of town it is Druzhba Avenue and & nbsp; Amarova Street, the shops are not working at all. And & nbsp; the only grocery store in & nbsp; in the morning sold all that & nbsp; she had, literally in & nbsp; 40 & nbsp; minutes. Public transport is still not available. However, some taxi companies offer all their services. Generally & nbsp; the same cars in & nbsp; the streets move, however, very rarely and & nbsp; slowly. So if you need to go wherever you want, in theory anything is possible.
In addition to the grocery store, citizens have big problems with the availability of emergency medical care. “ With & nbsp; call an ambulance, the townspeople had very serious problems. Elderly mother broke her leg on the stairs & nbsp; & nbsp ;, but & nbsp; at the & nbsp; ambulance station, when they called there they said they couldn't & nbsp; Why? They just don't come. and & nbsp; all. This may be because protesters attacked ambulances in the past two days and suffered many medics.
The reporter points out that with & nbsp; those with & nbsp; who we managed to speak with today, they express only one general attitude towards & nbsp; what is happening & nbsp; & mdash; perplexity.
& # 39; What is done is not clear & # 39 ;, & nbsp; & mdash; said a 50-year-old Kazakh woman, who organized all this? Why? And & nbsp; a respectable old man remarked that “ they share power there, and & nbsp; do not pay special attention to us. We will survive as best we can. The main thing is to get things in order as soon as possible, and & nbsp; then & nbsp; people will go crazy.
The & nbsp; same opinion and & nbsp; representatives of the younger generation. But & nbsp; everyone was a little distracted by the third call from President of Kazakhstan Tokayev to & nbsp; people of the land, in which he & nbsp; ensured that life would improve very quickly. They believed the president, of course. But & nbsp; so far people are very worried, and & nbsp; that their & nbsp; wait tomorrow. Lack of food, no & nbsp; to be able to cash and & nbsp; pay for & nbsp; bread and & nbsp; medication, it will be impossible to get emergency medical attention. With these questions the people of Almaty spent one more night in the new reality. Well, at least the gunshots and explosions have stopped. Thugs with & nbsp; marauders went somewhere & quot; & nbsp; & mdash; he commented on the situation.
Massive protests in Kazakhstan against gas prices
In Nur-Sultan, the new capital of Kazakhstan, the police disperse the demonstrators. © http://www.youtube.com/
In Alma-Ata (the former capital of Kazakhstan), demonstrators march. Social networks and messaging do not work in the city. © YouTube
According to information from social networks, protesters from Uralsk and Aktobe want to spend the night in central city squares. They light fires and sing. © http://www.youtube.com/
In Uralsk (northern Kazakhstan), people are preparing to storm the administration. According to social media, a Muslim slogan shouts through the crowd. © http://www.youtube.com/
On Republic Square in Almaty, police and demonstrators are preparing for clashes. The screenshot from the video shows an explosion, possibly a flash bang. © http://www.youtube.com/
The government commission met with the activists gathered in Yntymak Square in the town of Aktau. Official information resource of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, primeminister.kz/ru/
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the people. He asked the citizens not to give in to provocations. Tokayev promised to take into account all legal demands and requirements. © http://www.youtube.com/
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Mass protests in Kazakhstan against the prices of gaz
In Nur-Sultan (the new capital of Kazakhstan), the police disperse the demonstrators. © http://www.youtube.com/
In Alma-Ata (the former capital of Kazakhstan), demonstrators march. Social networks and messaging do not work in the city. © YouTube
According to social media reports, protesters in Uralsk and Aktobe want to spend the night in central city squares. They light fires and sing. © http://www.youtube.com/
In Uralsk (North Kazakhstan), people are preparing to storm the administration. According to social media, a Muslim slogan shouts through the crowd. © http://www.youtube.com/
Police and demonstrators prepare for clashes in Republic Square in Almaty. The screenshot from the video shows an explosion, possibly a flash bang. © http://www.youtube.com/
The government commission met with the activists gathered in Yntymak Square in the town of Aktau. Official source of information of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, primeminister.kz/ru/
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev addressed the people. He asked the citizens not to give in to provocations. Tokayev promised to take into account all legal demands and requirements. © http://www.youtube.com/
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