#eureporter, #news Kazakhstan’s illusion of progress - Opinion by Belén Fernández @MariaBelen_Fdez Three years ago today — Kazakhstan’s independence day — at least 15 striking oil workers in the western Kazakh city of Zhanaozen were killed by state security forces while they peacefully protested low wages and dangerous working conditions. More than 100 others were left seriously injured, with many more detained and tortured. One of the strike’s leaders described being s... ow.ly/2S9RtT
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:06:43 +0000