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Zhanaozen massacre: Violent protests by oil workers take place in Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan, leading to 16 people dead and 100 injured by the security forces.
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Zhanaozen massacre
2011 mass killing of protesters in western Kazakhstan
The Zhanaozen massacre took place in Kazakhstan's western Mangystau Region over the weekend of 16–17 December 2011. At least 14 protesters were killed by police in the oil town of Zhanaozen as they clashed with police on the country's Independence Day, with unrest spreading to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zhanaozen
Town in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan
Zhanaozen or Janaozen, formerly known as Novy Uzen and known in English as New River City, is a city in the Mangystau Region of southwestern Kazakhstan located southeast of the city of Aktau. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. Zhanaozen is a city of regional…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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