Situation in Kazakhstan amid protests MOSCOW, Jan 5 A number of workers of the Kazakh-Chinese oil production company Mangistaumunaigaz in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan have staged a strike, according to CNN, citing a source. in the message of the TV channel. 
Moscow has no data on the evacuation of Tokayev to Russia, a source said. It is noted that at the moment this has not affected the productivity of the enterprise. In the early days of 2022, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region — an oil-producing region in western Kazakhstan — protested against the double growth prices for liquefied petroleum gas. A formed government commission said it was ready to lower these prices, but the protests spread to other cities. So, in Alma-Ata on January 4 and 5, clashes with security forces occurred, the police used gas and flash-noise grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev introduced a state of emergency in Mangistau and Almaty regions, as well as in Alma-Ata until January 19. On the morning of January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and said that the Cabinet was especially guilty for allowing a protest situation. He also said that he now heads the Security Council of Kazakhstan, having removed from this post the first head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev. In addition, the head of state stressed that the authorities will act as tough as possible in relation to offenders, and promised to «come out with a new package of proposals» in the near future. 
Tokayev spoke about the bullying of the military in Alma-Ata
