Smoke rises from the city hall building during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Yan Blagov) APKazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The country sells most of its oil exports to China and is a key strategic ally of Moscow. Residents in nearby cities quickly joined in and within days large protests had spread to the rest of the country. So although these demonstrations have been unusually large — some drawing more than 10,000 people, a large number for Kazakhstan — no protest movement leaders have emerged.

Source: The Herald January 06, 2022 09:48 UTC