Kyrgyz Politics

Discontent could be contagious in Kyrgyzstan. Teachers are threatening to resume a nationwide strike, and grumbling healthcare workers may join them.

Security officials in Kyrgyzstan are linking an attack on a synagogue last September, the bombing of a sports arena in Bishkek in November, and the murder of four law enforcement officers in

Thousands of Kyrgyz teachers are taking to the streets demanding an immediate pay increase and threatening open-ended protests if their demands are not met.

But with officials saying that their demands are impossible to meet, teachers are now threatening to take their protests nationwide.