KAZAKHSTAN – Police in Kazakhstan arrested hundreds of people protesting against a poll to elect the country’s first new president in 30 years.
The election was called after long-time leader, 78-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev, stepped down in March.
Large-scale protests were reported in Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, and its largest city Almaty.
Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators, journalists and activists were detained by the police. (BBC)
