Desperate Refugees Wait on Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border
Tashkent says it cannot cope with any more than the 80,000 it has already let in.
15 Jun 10
Tashkent says it cannot cope with any more than the 80,000 it has already let in.
Government official insists worst is over, but gunfire continues and refugees run for the Uzbek border.
Unrest now too widespread for Kyrgyz authorities to deal with, but Russia says no to intervention.
New constitution will not turn the country into a parliamentary democracy just yet, but it’s still the most progressive in the region.
Strike action prevented after concerted protests, as income levels fall in oil industry.