See Righteousbiche. Here’s a few details pieced together from the above link, rough Akipress translations, English Akipress headlines (and you might want a map if you need some geographic reference):
- Roads are blocked north of Karakol, in Kochkor (near Lake Song Kol), and somewhere along the road to Naryn.
- Roads are also blocked in Bokonbaeva, and, if I follow this correctly, 3,000 protesters are calling for the mayor to resign.
- Electricity to the printing houses of opposition papers is out, which means, according to these headlines, Freedom House is without power.
- The governor of Issyk-Kol had a blunt message for opposition candidates recently.
- Parliamentary debates were held, but houses lacked the electricity to watch them on TV
- Photo of Kochkor protest
EurasiaNet briefly mentions the protests in its story on the role of media controversies in spurring protests.
More as (and if) it comes in…
UPDATE: That was fast. RFE/RL has one stop shopping.
Protests spread across Kyrgyzstan
Protesters occupy government building
RFE/RL asks whether or not a reformist revolution would lead to change elsewhere in Central Asia. Also see Part One: Opposition prepares for election and Part Two: Youth groups get into politics.
UPDATE II: Joining OTB’s Beltway Traffic Jam.
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