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• 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)

• My Encounter With the Police in Kyrgyzstan

  Was going to reply to this comment by Lucky on Video from Bishkek, showing police running away from protesters but I thought this little anecdote might be interesting. A few summers ago I was in Bishkek and a friend and I were walking around behind the White House where there is a nice park with […]

  4/09/10 • (Comments Off on My Encounter With the Police in Kyrgyzstan)

• 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)