The stationary Internet in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, which had not worked since January 8, resumed work this morning, TASS reported, citing a correspondent. Mobile internet in the city is still unavailable.
The connectivity of the Kazakhstani section of the Internet with other segments in the network has risen to about 40%, the monitoring group NetBlocks reported. The work of the Internet in the country was disrupted on January 5 and since then has been restored partially and periodically, including during the speeches of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev.
“The Internet has been partially restored for some users in Kazakhstan. Communication is being restored for the fifth time since it was disconnected on Wednesday, the frequency of its restoration corresponds to the curfew. Perhaps friends and family will be able to contact now, “- stated in the message of the group in Twitter.
On January 2, rallies began in Kazakhstan due to the rise in prices for automobile gas. After the escalation of the situation, the government of the republic resigned, January 10 in Kazakhstan declared a day of national mourning for those killed in the riots. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs data published today, more than 5 thousand people were detained in the country. The manager of foreign projects of Moskovsky Komsomolets Gulnara Minkova and the publisher of MK in Kazakhstan Sergey Aparin do not get in touch from the country.
For more details on the situation in Kazakhstan, see the Kommersant article “Soldiers walked across Almaty”.
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