Zhanaozen town in Mangistau oblast will not be celebrating the Independence Day December 16

Zhanaozen town in Mangistau oblast will not be celebrating the Independence Day December 16, no festivities will be held, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports. “A solemn meeting will be held December 13. No street festivities will be held on December 16”, the town officials told Interfax-Kazakhstan journalists. Zhanaozen-based mosques held special services to commemorate those killed in riots December 16, 2011. “The bereaved families received over $6 500 each”, the town officials said. Last year Zhanaozen and Shetpe village in Mangistau oblast were a scene to riots resulting in 15 deaths, with more than 100 people badly injured. The riots followed a 7-month-long industrial action by oilmen demanding higher wages and better living conditions. Instigators of the riots have been sentenced to prison terms.

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