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Five killed in Kyrgyz riots

thehindu.com

MOSCOW, avril 20, 2010

Five people were killed and many wounded in Kyrgyzstan as riots broke out in the capital Bishkek less than two weeks after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in a violent uprising.

A crowd of several hundred young people wielding iron rods and sticks attacked a major marketplace in Bishkek on Tuesday, crashing and looting stalls, said newswire reports. The attack followed overnight clashes on the outskirts of Bishkek, where an estimated 1,000 ethnic Kyrgyz tried to seize land belonging to Turks and Russians.

The Kyrgyz Health Ministry said five people were killed and 28 wounded as both sides used firearms.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the new Kyrgyz authorities to take “all necessary and sufficient measures” to “rebuild the state, which has been pulled down”.

“Anarchy will deal a severe blow to the interests of Kyrgyzstan and its neighbours,” he said at a joint press conference with visiting President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov in the Kremlin on Tuesday.

Mr. Karimov, who had rushed to Moscow to discuss the Kyrgyz crisis, said he feared the unrest in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan could become “permanent” and spill over to other Central Asian states.

Meanwhile, supporters of the ousted President in the southern province of Jalalabad are demanding the reinstatement of Mr. Bakiyev, who flew to neighbouring Kazakhstan last Thursday and tendered his resignation from there.

He and his family have been blamed for 86 deaths during the uprising.

At least 5 killed, 30 injured in riots outside Kyrgyz capital

en.rian.ru

20 04 2010

Five people were killed and at least 30 injured overnight in violent riots in the Kyrgyz village of Mayevka, outside of country’s capital Bishkek, a Kyrgyz Health Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

A new wave of unrest engulfed Bishkek’s northern suburbs on Monday morning, when some 2,000 people armed with sticks set several cars on fire and threw rocks at houses in nearby villages.

The village of Mayevka, to the north of Bishkek, bore the brunt of the violence, with rioters burning buildings, throwing rocks at villagers’ houses and pillaging private property.

Yelena Bayalinova said two of the five people died of gunshot wounds and two were discovered dead by firefighters inside houses burned down during the night.

« In all, according to preliminary information, 28 people turned for medical assistance, with nine of them remaining hospitalized, » she added.

On Monday morning, the rioters tried to seize some 700 hectares of land outside the capital, saying it was theirs to build houses on, but landowners drove them away. The rioters then moved toward the capital, but were stopped by police. They subsequently continued with riots in the suburban villages of Bishkek.

Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the interim government, said on late Monday evening that the situation in the village was under control, and police forces had detained about 40 initiators of the riots.

But, according to the Interior Ministry, over 100 rioters were detained, while 10 policemen were injured in the clashes.

Azerbaijani suffers in riots in Kyrgyz village

news.az

Tue 20 April 2010

An Azerbaijan has suffered in riots that occurred in Mayevka village of Kyrgyzstan, according to Azerbaijan’s ambassador in Kyrgyzstan Arif Agayev.

The ambassador said the name of the Azerbaijani is not specified. He added that there are no Azerbaijanis among killed. The ambassador said there are many Azerbaijanis in the village.

Agayev said the embassy officials are now contacting relevant bodies to investigate the incident.

Hundreds of young people organized riots in Mayevka city in north Bishkek on April 19 demanding from the Bishkek authorities to allocate a site for construction of residences. The situation has temporarily stabilized after negotiations with acting mayor of the capital city Isa Omurkulov, however, the riots began again in the evening.

The armed groups of people broke into the so-called ‘Turkish square’ and started to destroy Turks’ homes. Over tens of houses were set on fire and several cars were damaged. Two people died.

Some mass media said the killed are Azerbaijanis, but the Azerbaijani embassy dismissed the reports

Riots kill 2 in Kyrgyzstan

Ethnic Kyrgyz rioters seized plots of land from Russians and Turks in Mayevka, a village outside Bishkek, prompting the country’s interim government to send in hundreds of police to quell the unrest.

« The police and internal forces have established order in the village. Forty instigators of the riots have been arrested, » said the head of the interim government, Roza Otunbayeva.

Crowd of people thrown stones at administration building in Bishkek’s suburbs

Kazakhstan Today

9.04.2010

Bishkek. April 19. Kazakhstan Today – A crowd of more than 1 thousand people have thrown stones at the building of the regional administration in the suburbs of the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in village Mayovka, the agency reports.

According to eyewitnesses, the crowd surrounded the building of the regional administration with the requirement to provide them land plots to build houses. However, the employees of the regional administration refused to do so and the crowd threw stones at the building.

Later, the crowd of people headed towards the centre of Bishkek. Acting mayor of the capital, Isa Omurkulov, tried to stop the crowd. He was trying to call the crowd to senses and suggested solving all problems legally, but no one listened to him.

As a result, the group of people made the acting mayor of Bishkek sign their petition stating that the mayor will provide them with land plots in the suburbs. At present, half of the crowd turned back and the other half is near the building of the Kyrgyz national television and radio channel.

Lại bạo lực ở Kyrgyzstan, 15 người thương vong

vitinfo.com.vn

19 04 2010

VIT – Ít nhất 2 người thiệt mạng và 13 người khác bị thương khi bạo lực tiếp diễn ở ngôi làng Mayovka gần thủ đô Bishkek hôm 19/4, trang tin 24.kg cho biết.

Một làn sóng bạo lực mới lại nhấn chìm vùng ngoại ô phía bắc của Bishkek khi khoảng 2.000 người – được trang bị gậy gộc – đốt ô tô và ném đá vào các ngôi nhà trong những ngôi làng cạnh đó.

Những người này đang nỗ lực chiếm khoảng 700 ha đất vùng ngoại thành. Họ tuyên bố đó là đất của họ để xây nhà, tuy nhiên nhiều chủ đất đang cố đuổi họ đi. Sau đó, những kẻ nổi loạn tiến tới thủ đô, nhưng chúng đã bị cảnh sát chặn lại. Sau khi đàm phán với người đứng đầu chính quyền địa phương, chúng nhất trí không tiến vào thành phố.

Ngôi làng Mayovka hiện đang gánh chịu sự bất ổn, khi những kẻ nổi loạn đốt nhà, ném đá vào những ngôi nhà và cướp bóc.

Bà Roza Otunbayeva, lãnh đạo chính phủ lâm thời cho hay, tình hình ở ngôi làng đã nằm trong tầm kiểm soát và cảnh sát đã bắt giữ 40 kẻ cầm đầu.

Tổng thống bị lật đổ Kurmanbek Bakiyev đã rời thủ đô tới ngôi làng quê hương gần thành phố Jalalabad hôm 07/4 giữa lúc phe đối lập nổi dậy và giành quyền lãnh đạo đất nước.

Tuần trước, ông Bakiyev đã bay tới quốc gia láng giềng Kazakhstan và vào hôm 19/4 phát ngôn viên Bộ Ngoại giao Kazakhastan cho hay tổng thống bị lật đổ này đã rời Kazakhstan tới một địa điểm chưa xác định.

Azerbaijanis wounded in riots in Kyrgyzstan

en.trend.az

19.04.2010

Azerbaijan, Baku, 19 April T.Jafarov/

Azerbaijanis suffered from the riots in the Mayevka village, located near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, eyewitnesses reported.

According to them, affected by the fights between the Turks and Kirgiz, the Azerbaijanis are now at the hospital, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan and one Turk was killed.

Yet it was failure to get details from Azerbaijani consulate in Kyrgyzstan.

At least three Azerbaijanis suffered from the riots in the Maevka village, located near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, eyewitnesses reported.

Riots are continuing in the Maevka village. According to witnesses, the police do not specifically prevent the events taking place. AKIpress reported that in the Moscow street four army trucks with machine guns escorted by two police cars moved at high speed in the direction of the mosque.
The villagers who were concerned by outrage marauders create self-defense units.

AKIpress also reports that about 600 police officers, supported by armored personnel carriers, left on patrol in the village. A group of young people demanded the allocation of land.

More than 500 people, which local media called « squatters », attacked on the houses of Meskhetians, hijacked two cars of BMW and Mazda. Residents reported that a group of young people on the outlying streets smash windows of homes and asked to send to the village police to stabilize the situation.
The agency « 24.kg » reported about attack on correspondents of Mond newspaper and Kabar state news agency, who tried to take photo of events.

Un muerto y 15 heridos en nuevos disturbios en Kirguistán

internacional.eluniversal.com

19 04 2010

PM Bishkek. – Una persona murió y al menos 15 resultaron heridas en el marco de nuevos disturbios producidos hoy en la capital de la república centroasiática de Kirguistán tras la dimisión del presidente Kurmanbek Bakiyev, mientras sus seguidores reclaman desde el sur su regreso al país.

En las afueras de la capital Bishkek se produjeron fuertes enfrentamientos callejeros cuando hombres armados intentaron tomar el control de algunas zonas. Medios kirguisos hablaron de un muerto y al menos 15 heridos en la localidad de Mayevka, en las afueras de la capital, acotó DPA.

Un funcionario del Ministerio de Salud no descartó que aumente la cifra de víctimas. Decenas de saqueadores fueron detenidos.

El gobierno de transición de Bishkek envió a unos mil efectivos de los Ministerios de Defensa y del Interior, así como tanques, para enitar saqueos e incendios.

Los disturbios azuzan la presión contra el nuevo gobierno provisional bajo la socialdemócrata Rosa Otunbayeva. Además, muchas unidades policiales amenazan con no intervenir contra saqueadores o incendiarios si el Ministerio del Interior no es puesto bajo una « dirección profesional ».

Muchos policías se niegan también a continuar con su trabajo debido a su insatisfacción con su salario. El gobierno cedió en parte a la presión y nombró a un nuevo ministro del Interior, Bakyt Alynbajev, que hasta ahora ocupaba el puesto de viceministro de esa cartera.

El Partido Comunista acusa a Otunbayeva de no controlar la situación, después de que ésta se hubiera estabilizado tras la marcha de Bakiyev del país.

Mientras, desde la ciudad de origen de Bakiyev, Yalal Abad, en el sur del país, llegaron rumores de que un aliado del ex presidente asumió la administración provincial después de que éste lo nombrara gobernador durante una llamada telefónica.

Los analistas temen que el sur del país pueda convertirse en un feudo de la droga en el que el clan Bakiyev tenga estrechas conexiones con los cárteles locales.

Hasta ahora permanece incierto el lugar donde se encuentra el ex presidente derrocado, después de que saliera la semana pasada del país hacia Kazajstán. El Ministerio de Exteriores del país vecino anunció sin embargo que después abandonó su territorio, sin que se conozca su destino.

El presidente bielorruso, Alexander Lukashenko, ofreció exilio a Bakiyev. Sus seguidores aseguran que Bakiyev, a quien siguen considerando su presidente, regresará pronto a Kirguistán para volver a tomar las riendas del gobierno.

En caso de regresar a su país, Bakiyev podría ser arrestado, pues se lo responsabiliza, así como a algunos de sus familiares, de la represión del levantamiento popular que culminó con más de 80 muertos y 1.600 heridos a comienzos de abril.

La comunidad internacional reconoció al nuevo gobierno y le ofreció ayuda. Mientras, Rusia envióá150 soldados adicionales a la ex república soviética para proteger mejor sus bases militares.

Violencia reciente desafía a líderes de Kirguistán

Reuters

lunes 19 de abril de 201

Por Maria Golovnina y Dmitry Madorsky

BISKEK (Reuters) – La violencia étnica emergió el lunes en los suburbios de la capital de Kirguistán, en un incidente que dejó cinco muertos y desafió los esfuerzos del Gobierno interino por restaurar el orden tras un levantamiento que derrocó al presidente.

El Gobierno interino prometió nuevas elecciones y reformas, pero ha luchado por ejercer el control sobre el Estado del centro de Asia, luego que una revuelta el 7 de abril depusiera al presidente Kurmanbek Bakiyev e interrumpiera los vuelos militares estadounidenses a Afganistán.

El Gobierno envió tropas y vehículos blindados a detener la violencia cerca de Biskek, puesto que según testigos que miembros de comunidades kirguisas saquearon hogares de etnias rusas y turcas meskhetian en el poblado de Mayevka.

En Jalalabad, una ciudad sureña en el centro tribal de Bakiyev, partidarios del presidente derrocado instauraron a un gobernador a favor de Bakiyev después de capturar un despacho del Gobierno regional, ampliando un alejamiento del autoproclamado Gobierno en Biskek.

« Restauraremos el mandato de Bakiyev », dijo a Reuters el gobernador pro-Bakiyev, Faizulla Rakhmanov. « Bakiyev (…) volverá », aseguró.

Guiado por la ex ministra de Relaciones Exteriores Roza Otunbayeva, el Gobierno interino ha bajado el perfil de los disturbios, acusando a personas violentas de intentar explotar la violencia para apoderarse ilegalmente de propiedades.

« No le permitiremos a nadie perturbar la paz y el acuerdo multi-étnico en el país », dijo el Gobierno en un comunicado. « Las autoridades tomarán fuertes medidas para evitar todas las acciones ilícitas », indicó.

El Ministerio de Salud dijo que dos personas murieron en los enfrentamientos y que otras 16 estaban heridas. Edil Baisalov, un funcionario del Gobierno interino, dijo a Reuters que cinco personas habían muerto.

~ par Alain Bertho sur 20 avril 2010.

Publié dans émeutes, бунт, riots