The Epoch Times
Protests started after the price of car fuel rose dramatically
Protests over rising fuel prices have forced the resignation of the Kazakh government on Jan. 5 after demonstrations across the Central Asian nation saw President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev personally intervene in the crisis.
The news of the resignation comes after a state of emergency was declared in the Mangistau and Almaty regions until Jan. 22, after thousands of people took to the streets across Kazakhstan for the third day of protests over the rising cost of LPG fuel. Aljazeera reported that two AFP journalists said the rally in Almaty garnered at least 5,000 people, but protests around the country are growing.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had called for protesters to abstain from causing more unrest in both a televised address and via a social media thread on Twitter. He also announced that the government, âin order to ensure stability in the country,â had decided to reduce the price for liquefied gas in the Mangistau region to 50 tenge (US$0.11) per liter.
