2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan
The 2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan were a massive, unauthorized protests that were held in Kazakhstan against the new amendments to the Land Code, which began on 24 April 2016 in the city of Atyrau. Three days later, the rallies were held in the cities of Aktobe and Semey. During the first three rallies, the authorities did not try to harshly suppress the protests, but tried to calm the protesters and offer other forms of dialogue. Only on May 21, the authorities thoroughly prepared to suppress any protests in all administrative centers of the republic. This is was the first mass unrest in Kazakhstan since the Zhanaozen massacre in 2011.
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2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan
The 2016 Protests against land reforms in Kazakhstan were a massive, unauthorized protests that were held in Kazakhstan against the new amendments to the Land Code, which began on 24 April 2016 in the city of Atyrau. Three days later, the rallies were held in the cities of Aktobe and Semey. During the first three rallies, the authorities did not try to harshly suppress the protests, but tried to calm the protesters and offer other forms of dialogue. Only on May 21, the authorities thoroughly prepared to suppress any protests in all administrative centers of the republic. This is was the first mass unrest in Kazakhstan since the Zhanaozen massacre in 2011.
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causes
*Amendments to the Land Code
*Economic hardships
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goals
*Ban on the sale of land to foreigners
*Improvements to living standards
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leadfigures
Erbolat Dosaev
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Maks Bokaev
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
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Talgat Ayan
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*Demonstrations
*Online activism
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result
*Amendment moratorium to the L ...... *Creation of a Land Commission
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Government:
*Ministry of Natio ...... px National Security Committee
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The 2016 Protests against land ...... he Zhanaozen massacre in 2011.
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