Multimedia: Kyrgyzstan

Surviving Underground Amid Poverty, Drugs and Fear

July 28, 2010 - 5:03pm

by: Dalton Bennett

Kyrgyzstan

For an increasing number in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, the ongoing economic crisis means homelessness. Some seek refuge underground in the dark and dangerous corridors of the city’s central hot water...
In Osh, Prayers Proceed Under Cover of Fear

July 8, 2010 - 9:30am

by: David Trilling

Kyrgyzstan

A rumor spread through Osh’s ethnic Uzbek neighborhoods – scenes of the worst devastation in the city – on July 2. Police would sweep Uzbek mosques for weapons, men whispered. And they would do it...
Panic at Border As Uzbek Refugees Flee Unrest in Osh

June 12, 2010 - 2:59pm

by: Dalton Bennett

Kyrgyzstan

A stampede on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border left at least four dead on June 12 as thousands of ethnic Uzbeks fled intercommunal violence in southern Kyrgyzstan.
Jalal-abad Akimat Stormed by Bakiyev Supporters

May 13, 2010 - 10:18am

by: David Trilling

Kyrgyzstan

About 600 people stormed the governor's compound, or Akimat, on May 13 in Jalal-abad, Kyrgyzstan, chanting the name of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as they ousted Provisional Governor Bektur...
Disabled Take Over House of Maxim Bakiyev

April 22, 2010 - 3:01pm

by: Dalton Bennett

Kyrgyzstan

The morning after Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled Bishkek, a handful of civil society organizations, including the Kyrgyz Republic Society of Disabled Persons and the Union of Young Disabled of Chui Oblast...
Meskhetian Turks Targeted in Kyrgyz Ethnic Violence

April 21, 2010 - 3:43pm

by: David Trilling

Kyrgyzstan

On April 19, 2010, hundreds of squatters attacked Meskhetian Turks living in nearby villages, reportedly seeking to take over farm plots. In Maevka, locals said that 28 out of 80 Meskhetian homes...
Address by Ousted President Ends in Hasty Retreat

April 14, 2010 - 11:00am

by: Dalton Bennett

Kyrgyzstan

Ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev attempts to address supporters in the southwestern Kyrgyz city of Osh, where supporters of the interim government hold a rally on April 15. During the rally in...
Three Days of Protest, Clashes and Recovery

April 9, 2010 - 11:00am

by: David Trilling

Kyrgyzstan

A young Bishkek resident and government opposition supporter reflects on the dramatic political upheaval and the recent deadly violence that has scarred this Central Asian country.
After Bloody Protests, Bishkek Seeks Normalcy

April 7, 2010 - 11:00am

by: Dalton Bennett

Kyrgyzstan

EurasiaNet contributing photojournalist Dalton Bennett explores the streets of the Kyrgyz capital to discover looted stores, a volunteer militia hoping to bring back calm and a scarred city...
Protesters Clash with Security Police in Bishkek

April 6, 2010 - 11:00am

by: David Trilling

Kyrgyzstan

Eurasianet's Central Asia news editor David Trilling offers this first hand account of the political violence in the Kyrgyz capital on April 7.

Multimedia: Kyrgyzstan

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