Protests
Kyrgyzstan unrest sparked by economic, political discontent
April 10, 2010De Gary Thomas The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is attempting to stabilize itself after an uprising that toppled the government and sent the president fleeing. A poor economy, rampant corruption, and autocratic rule made Kyrgyzstan a tinderbox...
Kyrgyzstan: Tulip revolution reloaded
April 09, 2010By Erica Marat April 7 became yet another day of momentous change in Kyrgyzstan. More than 70 people died during clashes with police, and roughly 1,000 were injured in anti-government protests across the country (www.diesel.elcat.kg, April 8). The scope...
April 09, 2010By Antoine Blua Kyrgyz opposition leader Roza Otunbaeva has said she is now the head of a temporary caretaker government, after the opposition said it had taken power following violent protests in Bishkek. Otunbaeva, 59, is seen as different from...
Rosa Otunbayeva, head of the Kyrgyz political opposition: We are now in control
April 08, 2010Suzanne Presto Kyrgyz political opposition claims to have seized power The political opposition in Kyrgyzstan says it has seized power, after thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the capital, Bishkek, and other cities...
Moldova commemorates 7 April 2009 anti-Communist protests
April 07, 2010Moldova commemorates April 7 repression as one of the suspected killers of an anti-Communist protester is detained The last few days in the country have been dominated by campaigns to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the anti-Communist protests...
Opposition demonstrations turn violent in Kyrgyzstan (video)
April 07, 2010Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiev has reportedly ordered a state of emergency in Bishkek and three other areas after antigovernment protests turned violent. The order -- which is yet to be approved by parliament -- came after gunfire between police...
Witness to deadly Moldovan protests to testify
April 05, 2010A man who claims to be a key witness to police abuse of protesters in Moldova last year says he is willing to testify about the killing of one protester in downtown Chisinau, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Damian Hancu told RFE/RL on April 2 that...
Ex-President Voronin speaks about Valeriu Boboc's death in April's anti-Communist protests
March 23, 2010Communist leader: Anti-Communist protester who died on April 7, 2009 was thrown from the Parliament window Party of Communists (PC) head and former President (2001-2009) Vladimir Voronin said during a televised interview on ProTV that Valeriu Boboc...
US Capitol: Health care vote prompts slurs, spitting from protesters
March 21, 2010Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol and in congressional office buildings Saturday, shouting against proposed health care legislation. Two African American congressmen, Andre Carson of Indiana and John Lewis from Georgia, were subjected...
Tea Partiers gather in Washington in opposition of health care bill
March 19, 2010On the eve of the U.S. House of Representatives voting this weekend on a health care bill, the Tea Party members will gather to voice the concerns of millions of Americans. Among organizers are Tea Party Patriots, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR),...