Results of fact-finding visit say central Asian state allows ‘limited space’ for ‘dissenting views’ and fears protests like those that triggered Ukraine crisis Kazakhstan is clamping down on peaceful rallies for fear of a repeat of the demonstrations that triggered the Ukraine crisis, a United Nations rapporteur said in a critical report on the central Asian state. Kazakhstan’s strongman President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sought to play the role of peacemaker in the Ukraine conflict, triggered by popular protests that forced the then President Viktor Yanukovych to flee the country in 2014. Various government officials mentioned the necessity of limiting peaceful …read more
Source: The Guardian
