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Oppositions Holds Unauthorized Meeting in Alma-Ata

12:10 28/01/2012 ALMA-ATA, January 28 (RIA Novosti)

An unauthorized rally protesting the recently held parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan begun in downtown Alma-Ata on Saturday, a RIA Novosti correspondent said.

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