Monday, June 14, 2010

Ethnic Violence Continues In Kyrgyzstan -- News Updates June 14, 2010



Southern Kyrgyzstan Gripped By Ethnic Violence -- Voice of America

Southern Kyrgyzstan remains gripped by inter-ethnic violence as bodies of Uzbeks killed by Kyrgyz gangs lay in the streets and a wave of refugees flees the country for Uzbekistan. The death toll following a tense night stood at 117 with fears of much higher figures to come.

Many homes are reported on fire in the cities of Osh and Jalalabad and other towns of southern Kyrgyzstan, where gangs of the majority ethnic-Kyrgyz population went on a killing spree against Uzbeks on Friday. There has also been widespread looting of Uzbek shops.

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More News On The Violence In Kyrgyzstan

Thousands of Uzbeks Flee Violence in Kyrgyzstan -- New York Times
100, 000 Uzbek Refugees Seek Safety at Border -- New York Times/AP
Kyrgyzstan violence sends Uzbek refugees to the border -- Christian Science Monitor
Thousands flee ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan -- AC360
Uzbeks close border with Kyrgyzstan -- Al Jazeera
Uzbekistan shuts border to refugees from Kyrgyzstan -- Yahoo News/AFP
200 killed in ethnic fighting in Kyrgyzstan -- Times Online
Thousands flee ethnic rioting in Kyrgyzstan as violence continues to spread -- Washington Post
Ethnic Rioting Ravages Kyrgyzstan -- New York Times
Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan Kills Hundreds -- Newsweek

CSTO to take measures to stop Kyrgyzstan chaos -- RT
CSTO agrees Kyrgyzstan response -- Voice of Russia
Moscow-led force may act to quell Kyrgyz clashes -- Reuters
Ousted Kyrgyz leader urges military intervention -- Reuters
Kyrgyzstan Seeks Russian Help to Quell Unrest -- New York Times
Russia sends troopers to protect base as violence rages on in Kyrgyzstan -- Xinhuanet

Kyrgyzstan slides into civil war -- The Australian
Video of Kyrgyz Unrest on YouTube -- The Lede/New York Times
What is happening in Kyrgyzstan? -- BBC
Scenarios: What next for Kyrgyzstan? -- Reuters
War in Kyrgyzstan: what is causing the violence? -- The Guardian
10 Things You Need To Know About The Ethnic Unrest In Kyrgyzstan -- Radio Free Europe
The Path to Kyrgyzstan's Deadly Ethnic Chaos -- New York Times/AP
Restoring order in Osh -- Dilip Hiro, The Guardian opinion

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