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{{Infobox civil conflict
| title            = 2022 Kazakh unrest
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| partof           = the [[Kazakh democracy movement]]
| image            = 2022 Kazakhstan protests — Aqtobe, January 4 (01) (cropped).jpg
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| date             = 2 January 2022 - 11 January 2022
| place            = [[Kazakhstan]], predominantly [[Mangystau Region]]
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| causes           = * Sudden sharp increase in gas prices
* [[Corruption]]
* [[Authoritarianism]]
* [[Political repression]]
* [[Human rights violations]]
* [[Kleptocracy]]
* [[Police brutality]]
| goals            = * Decreasing of gas price
| methods          = * [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstrations]]
* [[Online activism]]
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| side1            = '''Protesters'''
| side2            = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Government of Kazakhstan]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization.svg}} [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]]
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| leadfigures1     =''No centralized leadership'' 
| leadfigures2     = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Asqar Mamin]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Älihan Smaiylov]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Eraly Togjanov]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg}} [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]
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|units2={{Flagicon image|Kazakhstan_Armed_Forces_Flag.svg}} [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Kazakhstan_National_Guard.svg}} [[National Guard of Kazakhstan]]<br>[[File:Шеврон_военной_полиции_Вооруженных_Сил_Республики_Казахстан.png|20px]] [[Military Police (Kazakhstan)|Military Police]]<br>[[File:Logo_MVD_KZ.jpg|20px]] [[Law enforcement in Kazakhstan|Police]]|units1=Protesters}}{{Campaignbox Post-Soviet conflicts}}'''Bloody January'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kazakhstan Seeks Lessons From Its Bloody January|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/kazakhstan-seeks-lessons-from-its-bloody-january/6444934.html|access-date=2022-04-03|website=VOA|language=en|archive-date=2022-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327053948/https://www.voanews.com/a/kazakhstan-seeks-lessons-from-its-bloody-january/6444934.html|url-status=live}}</ref> was a series of protests that began in [[Kazakhstan]] on 2 January 2022 after a sudden sharp increase in gas prices. The [[Government of Kazakhstan|Kazakh government]] said this was because of high demand and [[price fixing]]. The protests began in the oil town of [[Zhanaozen]] and quickly spread to other cities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lillis|first=Joanna|date=2022-01-03|title=Kazakhstan: Gas price hike fuels Zhanaozen protests|url=https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-gas-price-hike-fuels-zhanaozen-protests|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=eurasianet.org|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104064003/https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-gas-price-hike-fuels-zhanaozen-protests}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=Sharp Energy Price Hike Triggers Protests In Kazakhstan|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-enrgy-price-protests-zhanaozen/31637647.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103153531/https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-enrgy-price-protests-zhanaozen/31637647.html}}</ref> 

[[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]] called for a [[state of emergency]] from 5 to 19 January.

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