Zhanaozen (Kazakh: Jañaözen, Жаңаөзен, pronounced [ʑɑŋɑøˈzʲen]), formerly known as Novy Uzen (Russian: Новый Узень), is a city in the Mangystau Region...
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The Zhanaozen massacre (Kazakh: Жаңаөзен оқиғасы, romanized: Jañaözen oqiğasy) took place in Kazakhstan's western Mangystau Region over the weekend of...
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Kazakh opposition (section Zhanaozen 2011 massacre)
government. An estimated 2000–5000 people attended the demonstration. Zhanaozen has been described as "a one-industry town ... centered on the ageing...
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2022 Kazakh unrest (section Zhanaozen strike)
1 January. The protests began peacefully in the oil-producing city of Zhanaozen and quickly spread to other cities in the country, especially the nation's...
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young men carrying guns, firebombs, iron bars, and stones rioted in Zhanaozen, causing a number of deaths. The youths tried to seize a police station...
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Kazakh rebellions (section Zhanaozen massacre)
1986 Jeltoqsan protests took place in Alma-Ata (present-day Almaty). The Zhanaozen massacre, over the weekend of 16–17 December 2011, occurred amid clashes...
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water and tents to striking oil workers in the remote western town of Zhanaozen. The workers occupied the town's central square for seven months. Kozlov...
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journalist to write about the punk protest band Pussy Riot and about the Zhanaozen massacre in 2011. She covered protests against the construction of a controversial...
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Janbolat Mamai (section Zhanaozen)
December 2011, Mamai descended onto the city of Zhanaozen to provide media coverage of the Zhanaozen massacre. The following June, Mamai was arrested...
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Turbaev, a trade union member working for an oilfield service company in Zhanaozen, was killed. On 24 August 2011, the 18-year-old daughter of an elected...
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