Kazakhstan became independent from the Soviet Union in the 1990s.

This was followed by 30 years with a president who had almost totalitarian power.

The latest protests in the country have been going on since the New Year weekend.

It started as a demonstration against high gas prices but soon became a matter of other injustices, such as corruption, low wages, unemployment and lousy infrastructure.

See how the dissatisfaction in Kazakhstan over the years has grown stronger in the video above