Attempts to overthrow governments in Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan are "protests." So are attacks on the residence of the President of Kazakhstan with rifles and grenades, and burning down the office of the mayor of Almaty.[1]
The same outlets described the mild violence by a congregation of Trump supporters near the Capitol last year as a "coup," "attack" and "riot."
[1] Russia-led alliance sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan (https://apnews.com/article/business-kazakhstan-almaty-9da423...)