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ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Reports from Kazakhstan say authorities have been arresting demonstrators in some districts of the country's largest city, Almaty, after hundreds of people gathered to protest the official results of the June 9 presidential election. Internet access in the two cities was reported to be extremely slow, preventing live streaming and making it very difficult to read social media sites.
- Total Duration 19 hours
Kazakhstan
- Population
- 20,330,104
- UN Classification
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- Land Locked Developing Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Reports from Kazakhstan say authorities have been arresting demonstrators in some districts of the country's largest city, Almaty, after hundreds of people gathered to protest the official results of the June 9 presidential election. Internet access in the two cities was reported to be extremely slow, preventing live streaming and making it very difficult to read social media sites.
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