U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on February 13 that he had spoken the day before with Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who is being detained in Russia.
An Astana court has fined 10 protesters detained on January 15 near the president's office who were demanding justice for their relatives killed during anti-government protests in January 2022.
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Authorities in the Kurshim district in the East Kazakhstan Province on January 16 declared a state of emergency due to blizzards that are blocking highways and other transportation in the remote district.
On January 15, police in the Kazakh capital, Astana, detained about a dozen protesters who approached the presidential office demanding justice for their relatives who were killed during anti-government protests in January 2022.