Category: unrest

Kazakhstan Says 164 Killed in Week of Protests

MOSCOW—Kazakhstan’s health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. The figures reported on the state news channel Khabar-24 are a significant rise from previous tallies. It is not clear if the deaths refer only to civilians or if law-enforcement deaths are included….


China’s Mouthpiece Media Repeats Allegations Blaming US for Kazakhstan Unrest

News Analysis China’s largest media, the state-operated Reference News, has repeated allegation made in the Russian media on Jan. 6, that the United States was the force behind the unrest in Kazakhstan, which has killed dozens of protesters and at least 18 law enforcement officials. Reference News did not provide any evidence to support the…


Chinese State Media Repeats Allegations Blaming US for Kazakhstan Unrest

News Analysis China’s largest media, the state-operated Reference News, has repeated allegations from Russian media sources on Jan. 6, that the United States was the force behind the unrest in Kazakhstan, which has killed dozens of protesters and at least 18 law enforcement officials. Reference News did not provide any evidence to support the claims…


Oil Extends Rally on Kazakhstan Unrest, Libyan Outages

LONDON—Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session, on escalating unrest in OPEC+ oil producer Kazakhstan and supply outages in Libya. The global benchmark Brent crude futures rose $1.09, or 1.4 percent, to $81.89 a barrel, by 1054 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained $1.17, or 1.5…


China’s Police Aid to Solomon Islands Attempts to Undermine US Dominance In the Pacific

New Analysis The recent anti-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) unrest in the Solomon Islands has prompted the Chinese regime to send police aid to the Pacific Islands nation. Beijing’s move attempts to undermine the United States as the dominant power in the Pacific, according to analysts. On Dec. 23, Beijing confirmed that it would send a…


Hamstrung by New Law, Portland Police Make No Arrests in Latest Riot

As a group of about 100 anarchists raged through a Portland neighborhood on Oct. 12, police reportedly remained in their vehicles. Some say their inaction is a direct result of confusion over an Oregon police-reform law passed last summer, which restricts how they can respond to such crowds. In less than two hours, the group…


The New Civil War in China

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has plunged into its own civil war. It is between the “ultra-Maoists” around CCP leader Xi Jinping and the “liberals.” The outcome will be massively disruptive for the Chinese population and for nations which depend economically on China. The “ultra-Maoists” are in the ascendant, leading China toward a new…