A police car near the Maslikhat building in Nur-Sultan. Archive photo MOSCOW, Jan. 8 The lack of a clear reaction to the attacks on journalists during the protests in Kazakhstan and the disregard of their duties by international institutions are fraught with the most dire consequences, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. drew attention to «the overwhelming degree of aggression on the part of the rioters towards the journalists and media working there.»The rioters in Alma-Ata killed the Kazakh rapper Saken Bitaev «. And also to intimidate journalists, and to exclude others from active information activities,» Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. «Neither the OSCE, nor any international human rights organization — no one even asked about the fate of Mir journalists and other media , not to mention any real help.No one even thought to comment on this cave vandalism … coverage of socially significant events during the crisis period. And where is the intelligible reaction from sides of international human rights institutions? Where is an adequate assessment of the OSCE, especially its representative on freedom of the media? «- said the diplomat. She stressed that» such disregard of their direct responsibilities, dysfunction and lack of professionalism are fraught with the most sad consequences. «
The looters plundered the office of the Mir TV channel in Alma-Ata, the journalist said. journalists at atrocities. If they do not criticize, then it is possible, «Zakharova concluded. She recalled that the Russian Federation constantly heard from the OSCE about» their innovative concept of «quiet diplomacy», designed not at the microphone, but in the working process to solve complex issues of protecting journalists and freedom of speech. » Shame and shame, «the diplomat emphasized. the largest city and the old capital of Kazakhstan, restored. Earlier, he reported about a fire in the building of the Mir TV and radio company branch in Alma-Ata. The correspondent of the TV channel reported that the looters took away the equipment from the office of the TV channel in this city, some of the premises were flooded, unknown people walked through the building. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a double increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 18 security officials were killed. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in the online report & gt; & gt; 
The media reported the death of the driver of the film crew of the» Almaty «TV channel
