What’s happening in Kazakhstan?

Violent protests in Kazakhstan in current days have seen the authorities resign and the declaration of a state of emergency as troops from a Russian-led army alliance head to the Central Asian nation to assist quell the unrest. It is the largest problem to autocratic President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s rule, with preliminary public anger over a spike in gas costs increasing to wider discontent with the federal government over corruption, residing requirements, poverty, and unemployment within the oil-rich, former Soviet nation, in response to human rights organizations.

#UPDATE Kazakhstan‘s interior ministry says 26 “armed criminals” have been killed and 18 wounded since the start of the unrest.

Oil costs edged up on Friday, heading for his or her greatest weekly beneficial properties since mid-December, fuelled by providing worries amid escalating unrest in Kazakhstan and outages in Libya. Brent crude futures climbed 57 cents, or 0.7%, to $82.56 a barrel at 0403 GMT, after a 1.5% bounce within the earlier session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 67 cents, or 0.84%, to $80.13 a barrel, extending a 2.1% achievement within the earlier session.