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4/23 very good look at the US-fuel deals in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100510/roston
thanks brett!
4/14 RFE/RL has some good articles today:
Medvedev warns of civil war possibility in KG
US and Russia offer to assist interim gov:
Formerly Pro-Bakiev MPs urge his impeachment:
4/13:
CSM: Coup in Pictures
Bakiev inching closer to moving to leaving the country:
FP: Good Piece on why US needs a more stable policy towards KG for Manas Base
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/12/manas_hysteria?page=0
CANews (http://en.ca-news.org/) reports that Maksim Bakiev (ousted Pres's son) is in Latvia and that the Parliament has stripped Bakiev of Immunity.
NYT reports Bakiev willing to step down under conditions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/world/asia/14kyrgyz.html?hp
No Change in Strategic Alignment from Interim Gov:
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041210.shtml
Moving Closer to Moscow?
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/business/articles/eav041210.shtml
RFR/RL: OSCE claims talks between Bakiev and Interim Gov:
Bringing a Case against Kurman Bakiyev's Son:
Strange Atmosphere in Jalal-Abad:
http://www.rferl.org/content/Reporters_Notebook_Strange_Days_In_JalalAbad/2011197.html
Pre-4/13
lighter side: Bakiev phones a certain physics professor in Moscow: http://eurasianet.org/cartoons/rall040810.html
NYT compiled some videos of interest
Check out the videos on www.kloop.kg they are remarkable and show the exact moment of the start of the violence
Bakiyev on Ekho Moskva (in the south, denounces violence) http://video.namba.kz/watch.php?id=129837
Ferghana.ru reports Bakiev in Jalalabad: http://www.ferghana.ru/article.php?id=6526
Russian language blog with good updates on events in Bishkek: http://morrire.livejournal.com/616805.html
live webcam of ala too: http://webcam.saimanet.kg/
Reuters: Russia supported opposition to kick US out of Manas:
RFE/RL Otunbaeva directly would contradicted this:
RFE/RL Otunbaeva profile:
I will attempt to keep this blog updated with links to news and information as events continue to unfold in Kyrgyzstan.
President Bakiev apparently in Osh: http://lenta.ru/news/2010/04/08/found/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter This is from www.kabar.kg, the official government press organ
Here are some good general news sites:
www.eurasianet.org
RFE/RL: Kyrgyzstan
www.ferghana.ru
www.registan.net
www.kloop.kg - this is a group of youth journalists but they do real journalism. Once they start uploading stories I expect they will have a unique perspective. Russian language. Try using Google Chrome's translator for English.
BBC Stories
Kyrgyzstan in Crisis and Clashes Escalate
Video: State of Emergency in Bishkek
Video: Kyrgyzstan in Crisis and Clashes Escalate
Video: Crowd is out of Control
Reuters:
Factbox: Unrest in Kyrgyzstan
Video: Troops fire on protesters
KG Opposition says it has taken power:
NYT:
Upheaval in KG as leader flees
Photos:
Wikipedia:
Tekebaev, opposition leader
This is a bit outdated, but Tekebaev was the fellow that the Polish authorities detained for a night after heroine was planted in his luggage.
Otunbayeva, "interum-President"
Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/search?q=-RT%20%23freekg
Rumor, Digression, Etc.:
<>Thanks in large part to government dismantling of the independent media, rumor once again serves as news in Kyrgyzstan as the political situation nears the brink. Facebook posts by citizens and expats are full of heresay that Bakiev is coming north with a large group ("50,000") of supporters from Osh. The rumor of a North-South clash has loomed on the edge of each of the frequent disturbances that have shaken Kyrgyzstan since independence. So far, the rumors have never been founded in reality.
