«Astana-Baiterek» monument in Nur-Sultan. Archival photo MOSCOW, January 5 The administration building in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, has been cordoned off by the police, the situation in the city is calm, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports. It is noted that traffic near the building of the capital's administration is prohibited. There is no Internet, the work of TV channels is intermittent. Residents are massively withdrawing money from ATMs, since it is impossible to pay by non-cash method. Earlier, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, amid protests in the country, introduced a state of emergency and a curfew in Nur-Sultan from January 5 to 19. In the early days of 2022, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau Oblast, an oil-producing region in western Kazakhstan, protesting against a doubling in LPG prices. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. On January 4, she announced that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce gas prices. 
In Taldykorgan, protesters try to demolish a monument to Nazarbayev, but the protests have spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the largest city and the first capital of the country, on the evening of January 4 and on the night of January 5, protesters clashed with the security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. He noted that calls to attack civilian and military offices are illegal. According to him, «the power will not fall,» and the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» It provides for a curfew from 7.00 to 23.00, a ban on mass events and strikes, a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition and alcohol, the confiscation of weapons and ammunition from people, and increased security of especially important facilities. Entry and exit from these regions and Alma-Ata are restricted, document checks, searches of people and vehicles are prescribed. On the morning of January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and said that the Cabinet was especially guilty for allowing the protest situation. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in the online report & gt; & gt;
