Four members of Kazakhstan's opposition Azat (Free) party have applied for membership in the pro-presidential Aq Zhol (Bright Path) party.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has issued a decree extending until January 31 a state of emergency in the western oil city of Zhanaozen, where at least 16 people were killed in violent clashes last month.
Kazakh media NGOs and international experts say that country's new broadcast law would put restrictions on the freedom of information.
A new video has emerged showing one young man apparently shot dead and another wounded during a clash with police in the western Kazakh city of Zhanaozen on December 16.
The Kazakhstan Prosecutor-General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into actions taken by police during riots earlier this month in the western city of Zhanaozen that left more than a dozen protesters dead.
A curfew imposed on the western Kazakh city of Zhanaozen in the wake of riots earlier this month will be extended, according to the head of a government commission tasked with restoring order in the city.
Piecing together the events that unfolded in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen on December 16, when a nine-month labor strike erupted into full-blown riots, is not easy. But one eyewitness describes the police abuse she saw.
It's another reminder that while the democratization of the ability to bear witness brings substantial rewards (i.e. letting the world know what is going on via the proliferation of smart phones), it comes with substantial risks.
Nurserik Sharipov, an official at the Manghystau provincial court in western Kazakhstan, has said that 16 people have been arrested for involvement in the December 16 riots in the city of Zhanaozen and nearby town of Shetpe.
Kyrgyz activists have commemorated the victims of a police shooting in neighboring Kazakhstan by protesting in front of the Kazakh Embassy in Bishkek.
A dozen pensioners have rallied in the northwestern Kazakh city of Oral, demanding justice for the protesting oil workers killed by security forces last week.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has visited a western region hit by deadly riots and a prolonged labor dispute, dismissing several officials over the recent eruption of violence.
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