Riot police officers stand by during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on January 5, 2022. Vladimir Tretyakov/AP. What has been the government’s response?

That means when it’s 5 pm here in Seattle, it’s 6 am in Almaty. Kazakhstan does not observe daylight savings time, so you ...

People protest outside the mayor's office in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Jan. 5, 2022. Protestors broke into the mayor's office and set it on fire. Valery Sharifulin—TASS/Reuters.

Kazakhstan’s government has since re-established its grip after its security forces forcibly ended the unrest, using live fire to clear the streets in Almaty, where over a hundred were killed.

Watch: The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov hears gunfire as he visits the scene of clashes in Almaty Kazakhstan's authoritarian leader says he has ordered security forces to "fire without warning ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — For days, the streets of Kazakhstan’s largest city smelled of burned rubber tinged with the acrid stench of stun grenades. Inside their homes, ...

Ethnic Kazakhs protesting for the 100th day outside the Chinese consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan over the detention of their relatives in Xinjiang, China, while police stand by, May 18, 2021 ...