against the rise in fuel prices, but may have morphed into a power struggle between factions of the ruling elite. russian troops continue to guard strategic facilities. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports from the country. well, the capital of kazakhstan feels pretty calm, really, but after the protests and violence that erupted across much of the country last week, a state of emergency and a curfew remain in place here and nationwide. there is very little connectivity they switch the internet on for maybe three or four hours a day, which makes it very difficult for people to actually work out what s going on here. and although things were much, much quieter here than they were in almaty, you can see security has been tightened. for example, that is the entrance to the presidential palace, which has been blocked off. president tokayev blames the terrorists and bandits for the violence, but there is a growing suggestion that violence is somehow
even if they aren t necessarily translating into rising hospitalisations yet. if this different approach in england pays off, borisjohnson could have that news welcomed, particularly by his own mps, who will welcome keeping the economy open. if it doesn t pay off and admissions continue to rise in the new year or staff shortages risk overwhelming the nhs, he could face being accused of putting politics above public health by some of his critics. russia s supreme court has ruled that the country s best known human rights group, memorial, must be disbanded for breaking the law on foreign agents. the organisation was founded in 1989 by soviet dissidents including nobel peace prize laureate andrei sakharov. it s the latest move against critics of the kremlin. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg explained. you mentioned the foreign
this festive season how will the great white way handle the set back? and a magical reunion the cast of harry potter are back together for a 20th anniversary special, on new year s day. thank you forjoining us. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation, memorial, has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation, liquidated it to use their language, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent
perspective, what s exciting is we have a federal court who is now going to be reviewing a decision, scrutinising very closely the framework on which those decisions are made at the airport. normally those people go home. the fact he is challenging it is very exciting from our perspective. challenging it is very exciting from our persoective- reports from kazakhstan say 164 people died in the violence of the last week. most of the fatalities were in the country s biggest city, almaty. the authorities say more than 5,000 people have been detained. the unrest began as a protest against the rise in fuel prices, but may have morphed into a power struggle between factions of the ruling elite. russian troops continue to guard strategic facilities. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has travelled to kazakhstan s capital. well, the capital of kazakhstan feels pretty calm, really, but after the protests and violence that erupted across much of the country last week,
but may have morphed into a power struggle between factions of the ruling elite. russian troops continue to guard strategic facilities. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has travelled to kazakhstan s capital. well, the capital of kazakhstan feels pretty calm, really, but after the protests and violence that erupted across much of the country last week, a state of emergency and a curfew remain in place here and nationwide. there is very little connectivity they switch the internet on for maybe three or four hours a day, which makes it very difficult for people to actually work out what s going on here. and although things were much, much quieter here than they were in almaty, you can see security has been tightened. for example, that is the entrance to the presidential palace, which has been blocked off. president tokayev blames the terrorists and bandits for the violence, but there is a growing suggestion that violence is somehow linked to a power struggle going on within the