Things are heating up over in Kyrgyzstan... Another revolution might be on its way. It's sad though, because instability will only serve to make things worse over there. I'm all for the removal of Bakiev, but I wish they could do it peacefully. And, of course, since Bakiev was brought to power by revolution, should we expect a new leader brought to power in the same fashion to be any better? I have to say that I wish I were there to blog about it... As it is, I'm trying to follow what's going on via blogs, Twitter feeds, and the few news reports that are coming out.
The following quote is from Edil Baisalov, and was taken from this very informative English language blog post. "Just a few hours ago, after 9:00 pm Bishkek time, Bakiyev’s special riot police simultaneously stormed the Talas oblast government building and arrested several leading opposition members in Bishkek, including Omurbek Tekebaev and Almaz Atambaev. At this time, the people in Talas have retaken the building and are reportedly preparing en masse for a large show of force against the Bakiyev government tomorrow. Also we expect that tomorrow earlier scheduled rallies will take place in Naryn, Issykkul, Alay, Aksy and a few other places."
The following are news reports from the region:
Protesters Clash With Police In Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz unrest threatens to spread with new rallies
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiev Confronts Political Crisis
Protesters Retake Government Building in Kyrgyzstan
For those of you who read Russian, check out the live journal of my friend and former student Elena, who is in the US right now, but she's still blogging about it. Here are some twitter feeds for you, which give results in English, Kyrgyz and Russian: #talas and #freekg. Sigh.
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