A Strange and Fractured Return to Order in Kyrgyzstan
After deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the capital on Wednesday, April 7, crowds of protestors, angered over what they saw as corrupt and repressive rule, clashed with security services, which responded in turn with lethal force. In the aftermath, more than 80 people were killed and nearly 1,000 were wounded, though the death toll has continued to get revised upward. As the city calmed over the weekend, and the government now attempts to establish control… More »
