Kazakhstan"s presidential election was never going to be a masterclass in democracy. But the heavy-handed, mass detention of peaceful demonstrators, including several journalists, has further tainted what was already a much-criticized process.In the business capital Almaty, police were out in force from the morning on the city"s Astana Square to prevent the mustering of an anti-government protest, which had been advertised earlier on social media...

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