His silence is deafening. Nursultan Nazarbayev, who reigned for three decades over Kazakhstan until his surprise resignation in March 2019, in favor of a successor then described as a falot apparatchik but of unwavering loyalty, has not spoken publicly since beginning of the demonstrations which shake his country. However, in Almaty as in many other cities, it is indeed the
“father of the nation”
and not the current president Kassym-Jomart Tokaïev, who is symbolically targeted. In Taldy-Korgan, in the south-east of the country, his statue was knocked off its pedestal by protesters. And in many processions, the slogan
“Shal, ket!”
(“Outside old man!”) That the crowd chants leaves little doubt about the object of their vindictiveness…
See also
In Kazakhstan, a fierce repression falls on the rioters
This slogan is not totally new.
In 2014, it had already sounded in Almaty on the sidelines of rallies against the sudden devaluation of the national currency.
A handful of women, brandishing their panties to ...
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 85% left to discover.
Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.
Continue reading your article for € 1 the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in
