Kazakhstan says normalcy is back in the Central Asian country, weeks after protests erupted over fuel price hike but escalated into violence that left more than 220 people dead
Protests in an oil and gas-rich nation of 19 million began on January 2 in a small western town over the near-doubling of fuel prices.
The end of the emergency measures on Tuesday brought life back to normal, especially in the national capital Nur Sultan, the country's largest metropolis Almaty, and the provinces of Atyrau, Jambyl, Kyzylorda, and Mangistau.
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