What’s going on in Kazakhstan?
What has caused the worst unrest and political infighting in Kazakhstan’s recent history?
The Inquiry · BBC World Service
January 20, 202223m 50s
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Show Notes
What has caused the worst unrest and political infighting in Kazakhstan’s recent history? Scores of deaths and thousands of arrests prompted the summoning of foreign troops. An elderly political leadership faces difficult choices in re-asserting its authority.
With Charmaine Cozier.
(The damage aftermath of the protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan 11 Jan 2022. Credit: Pavel Pavlov/Getty Images)