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Kyrgyzstan Law & Justice

Two dead in Kyrgyz ethnic clashes

The interim government of Kyrgyzstan declares a state of emergency in the southern city of Jalalabad after clashes killed two people. Ref. Source 9

Justice and Law Kyrgyzstan

Deadly clashes in Kyrgyzstan city

A state of emergency is declared in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, after at least 14 people die in clashes, officials say. Ref. Source 1

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Shoot-to-kill in south Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's interim government gives shoot-to-kill powers to security forces after nearly 80 deaths in ethnic violence. Ref. Source 1

Justice and Law Kyrgyzstan

At Least 117 People Killed in Kyrgyzstan; An Estimated 80,000 Uzbeks Have Fled

The interim government has accused former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev of provoking the violence in order to destabilize the country ahead of a planned constitutional referendum later this month. Bakiyev was ousted from power in an uprising this April. On Sunday, he issued a statement from exile in Belarus saying he had played no role in the violence. For more, we're joined in New York by Scott Horton. He's a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine and a founding trustee of the American University in Central Asia in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. He has just returned from a visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he met with several members of the interim government. Ref. Source 7

Justice and Law Kyrgyzstan

Red Cross warns on Kyrgyz crisis

Fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan has plunged the area into "immense crisis", the Red Cross says. Ref. Source 9

Kyrgyzstan Law & Justice

Refugees return to Kyrgyzstan

Thousands of ethnic Uzbek refugees from recent clashes in south Kyrgyzstan are returning from Uzbekistan, officials say. Ref. Source 5