Enough of the repression of the people! For a general strike, workers councils and self-defense committees!

After the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan, the richest country in natural resources and territory, became the property of the first president's family clan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

 During all these years, Transnational companies have been destroying the country's natural resources without control., ruthlessly destroying the environment and exploiting the Kazakh people, depriving him of a decent future.

 The dictatorship prohibited the activities of independent unions, political parties and other democratic institutions. People are deprived of the right to choose and all democratic rights. Peaceful protests are brutally repressed.

 Political repression continues, massive layoffs, Miserable wages and rising prices have led to the most powerful mobilization of Kazakh workers in the country's history.

 He 2 January of this year, in the city of Zhanaozen, where does 10 years ago, a peaceful demonstration by oil workers was shot at (died 15 people, hundreds of injured) People took to the streets demanding to stop the rise in prices. The protests quickly spread to other major cities in the country., They changed to a political format and became a real threat to the current government.

 To discredit a peaceful protest and justify the use of weapons against civilians, The authorities are actively using criminal structures. The looting, robberies and provocations against the military, who began to go over to the side of the rebels, They did not give the desired result. So, puppet president Kasym Tokayev appealed to the governments of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (OTSC) for military support to suppress the revolutionary unrest of his own people. And the 6 from January, Russian military, Belarus and Armenia were sent to Kazakhstan. According to reports, dozens of people were killed, Hundreds were injured and more than 2000 They were imprisoned in “anti-terrorist” operations. The government has closed the internet to interrupt communication between protesters in the country.

In the current situation there is a danger that the disorganized mass movement will be crushed.. At the same time, there is another danger, that the movement falls under the influence of factors of reactionary political forces. That is why workers and working people must be on alert. Workers must organize a general strike, workers councils and self-defense committees.

 We express our solidarity with the working people of Kazakhstan in their fight for their political and social rights!!

 We call on all international workers' organizations to support the popular protest in Kazakhstan!!

 Supporting the demands of the workers of Kazakhstan, We declare the inadmissibility of political repression and military intervention.

 The people have the right to decide their own destiny!For a free democratic Kazakhstan!! For a workers' republic!For socialism!

The International Socialist League demands:

– The terror of the regime must end!, troops must withdraw from cities!

– Down with the regime! Resignation of all Nazarbayes officials, including President Tokayev!

– Expropriate the property of the oligarchs under the control of the workers!!

– Release all political prisoners and detainees!

– All political rights must be guaranteed!, including the formation of unions and political parties, holding strikes and meetings!

International Socialist League

January 2022