Unrest In Kazakhstan -- News Updates January 8, 2021

Daily Mail: The crackdown Putin doesn't want you to see: Masked Kazakh police are pictured rounding up 'protesters' and open fire at journalists amid internet blackout and 'shoot to kill' order

* Masked Kazakh riot police have been pictured rounding up 'protesters', shooting on journalists in crackdown

* Former National Security Chief Karim Massimov detained with several other officials on suspicion of treason

* Dozens of people, among them protesters as well as military personnel, have been killed in the violent unrest

* 2,500 Russian paratroopers attached to CSTO were deployed to quell the countrywide uprising on Thursday

* US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken questioned arrival of 'peacekeepers', saying the move was 'not clear'

* Security forces appeared to be in control of the streets of Almaty by early Friday following the Russian arrival

Masked Kazakh police have been pictured rounding up 'protesters' and opening fire on journalists a day after they were given a shoot to kill order and authorities blocked the internet as the Central Asian state faces a countrywide wave of violent unrest.

Dozens have died and public buildings across Kazakhstan have been ransacked and torched in the worst violence experienced by the former Soviet republic in 30 years of independence.

The unrest was fuelled by public anger over the country's former ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev and his family amassing a huge fortune, and over a hike in gas prices.

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Unrest In Kazakhstan -- News Updates January 8, 2021

Live Updates: Heavy Clashes Reported in Almaty Suburb, Along Bishkek-Bound Highway -- Sputnik

Putin and Kazakhstan leader Tokayev discuss steps 'to restore order' -- France 24

Putin spoke by phone with CSTO counterparts on Kazakhstan - Kremlin -- TASS

Bandits in Kazakhstan Prepared for Mass Rallies, Had Foreign Backing, CIS Executive Committee Says -- Sputnik

Kazakhstan riots aim to undermine its integrity, Russian envoy says -- TASS Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest -- AP

Kazakhstan's President orders troops to fire on 'terrorists' without warning as unrest continues -- ABC News Australia

Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests -- Al Jazeera

Thousands Detained Amid Kazakhstan Unrest; Former Security Chief Detained On Suspicion Of 'Treason' -- RFE

Kazakh leader offers explanation for crisis -- RT

Tokayev announces national mourning in Kazakhstan on January 10 -- TASS