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Coverage dated January 6, 2022 to January 7, 2022

Kazakh President: Forces Can Shoot to Kill to Quell Unrest

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Kazakhstan’s president has authorized security forces to shoot to kill those participating in unrest

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  1. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Kazakh leader ordered use of lethal force on 'terrorists' (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    MOSCOW (AP) — The President of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely

  2. Al Jazeera

    Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Security forces appear to retake control of Kazakhstan’s main city a day after arrival of Russia-led troops.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Kazakh President: Forces Can Shoot to Kill to Quell Unrest (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Kazakhstan’s president has authorized security forces to shoot to kill those participating in unrest

  4. The Hill

    Kazakhstan president issues 'shoot to kill' order to quell protests (opens The Hill)

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    The president of Kazakhstan on Friday said during a televised address that he had provided security forces orders to “shoot to kill” in an effort to tamp down protests that have become a rebuke to rising fuel prices

  5. Tucson

    AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST (opens Tucson)

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    Kazakh leader ordered use of lethal force on 'terrorists'

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Kazakhstan: President gives shoot-to-kill order against protesters | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    After days of violent protests, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vowed to destroy "armed bandits" and gave "special thanks" to Russia's Vladimir Putin for sending troops to quell the unrest.

  7. Washington Times

    Kazakhstan’s president ordered use of lethal force on ‘terrorists’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation.

  8. Voice of America

    Kazakh President Issues Shoot-to-Kill Order to Quell Protests (opens Voice of America)

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    Tokayev dismisses calls for talks with demonstrators’ ‘nonsense’

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Kazakhstan president orders use of force on 'terrorists' | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    After days of violent protests, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vowed to destroy "armed bandits" and gave "special thanks" to Russia's Vladimir Putin for sending troops to quell the unrest.

  10. NBC News

    Kazakh president orders forces to shoot to kill after days of protests (opens NBC News)

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    The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill after days of protests.

  11. CBS News

    Kazakh leader rejects talks, tells forces to "shoot to kill" as Russia helps quash anti-government unrest (opens CBS News)

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    Unprecedented protests in the former Soviet Republic challenged its authoritarian regime. Now the leader is thanking Russia for help, and vowing instigators will be "destroyed."

  12. Newsweek

    Kazakhstan's president tells security forces to shoot to kill "bandits" involved in protests (opens Newsweek)

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    "I have given the order to law enforcement and the army to shoot to kill without warning," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

  13. The Diplomat

    Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Orders Troops to ‘Shoot to Kill Without Warning’ (opens The Diplomat)

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    Tokayev called international urging for the government to negotiate with protesters “idiocy.”

  14. Washington Post

    Kazakhstan president gives shoot-to-kill order against protesters, dismissing calls for negotiations (opens Washington Post)

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    Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Friday he had "mostly" regained control, after his government announced that 18 members of the security forces had been killed.

  15. The Daily Caller

    Kazakh President Permits Forces To Shoot To Kill (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The president of Kazakhstan authorized security forces to shoot to kill protesters as his country faces massive riots that have already led to violence

  16. The Guardian

    Kazakhstan president says he gave order to ‘open fire with lethal force’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls protesters ‘bandits and terrorists’ and says use of force will continue

  17. WDIO Duluth

    Leader of Kazakhstan orders troops to kill protesters (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The president of Kazakhstan says he has authorized law enforcement to open fire on "terrorists" and shoot to kill after days of violent protests. The government reported that 26 protesters dead.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Kazakh leader orders use of lethal force on 'terrorists' to quell protests (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Kazakhstan's authoritarian president has authorized law enforcement to open fire on 'terrorists' and shoot to kill after days of violent protests.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Kazakh president issues shoot-to-kill order | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says the state will fight to the end against what he calls bandits, terrorists and militants. Days of violent protest in the central Asian nation have seen dozens killed and thousands arrested.

  20. CNN

    Kazakhstan leader orders security forces to 'kill without warning' to quell violent protests (opens CNN)

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    Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered security forces to "kill without warning" to crush the violent protests that have paralyzed the former Soviet republic and reportedly left dozens dead.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Kazakh leader allows shoot-to-kill (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    MOSCOW -- Kazakhstan's president Friday authorized security forces to shoot to kill those participating in unrest, opening the door for an escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent.

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