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Tag archive for ‘Кургузстан’

• Request to Extradite Kyrgyz Officials

  According to the latest news, a number of officials under Bakiyev’s government have escaped to Kazakhstan, but now the opposition government wants to extradite them and put them on trial. The interim government also asked Kazakhstan – where Bakiyev is believed to be hiding – to extradite his son Murat Bakiyev, former prime minister Daniyar […]

  4/18/10 • (Comments Off on Request to Extradite Kyrgyz Officials)

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  Bakiyev Resigns

  History made in #Kyrgyzstan: Roza @otunbayeva looks at #Bakiev resignation letter faxed from #Kazakhstan, #freekg: from @Baisalov via on Twitpic. Click “read more” to see the picture.

  4/16/10 • (Comments Off on Bakiyev Resigns)

• Tweet

  Bakiyev willing to step down: http://m.npr.org/story/125894049 EDIT: Or was he just answering a hypothetical?

  4/13/10 • (Comments Off on Tweet)

• Eyewitness Accounts from Americans

  A couple of eyewitness accounts of the events in Kyrgyzstan from an American expat living there. If you want a narrative of one person’s day and what they saw on 7 April, check out Part I and Part II. Note that the author of the blog, Kazakh Nomad, is not the author of the narrative, […]

  4/13/10 • (Comments Off on Eyewitness Accounts from Americans)

• Some More Voyeurism

  Some resources for seeing what has been going on in Kyrgyzstan. On Twitter #newkg and #freekg are the main trending topics for people in Bishkek (as well as experts, analysts and voyeurs). The opposition PM is tweeting at @otunbayeva though her tweets are intermittent. The BBC has an article up with some eyewitness accounts from […]

  4/08/10 • (Comments Off on Some More Voyeurism)

• Video From Bishkek

  Amazing video. Go to the Youtube site to check out others by the same author. Although not showing any bloodshed, it’s quite shocking to see how well armed some of the protesters are. Where do people get automatic rifles? You can also see, in this encounter, on the main street of Bishkek a couple of […]

  4/07/10 • (1)