Smoke is rising over Osh – evidence, so ethnic Uzbeks say, that they are being burned out of their homes. The worst ethnic clashes for two decades

Civilians in southern Kyrgyzstan are fleeing their homes to the country’s worst ethnic violence in 20 years. Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks have clashed

Violence has spread across southern Kyrgyzstan in the country’s worst ethnic rioting in 20 years. Officials say some 100 people have died in

Russia has rejected an appeal from Kyrgyzstan for troops to help stop ethnic fighting in which at least 65 people have been killed and hundreds

Security forces are in full control in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for the first time since this week’s uprising. On previous nights, vigilante

Kyrgyzstan on Friday announced two national days of mourning for those that died in a violent uprising that ousted the government. People gathered

Confusion and lawlessness are rife but Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed new leadership is adamant that it is in full control. Opposition leader Roza

A relative calm has descended on Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek after the violent uprising that ousted the President and claimed at least 75

The Kyrgyzstan opposition party claims it has seized power in the impoverished Asian state after a violent uprising forced President Kurmanbek

The relative wealth of neighbouring Kazakhstan is striking compared to its poor neighbour. Its border with Kyrgyzstan was closed following the

Residents of Bishkek walk across town and see the debris after protesters ransacked the government building following violent protests in the

Kyrgyzstan’s opposition claims to have seized power and dissolved parliament. It comes in the wake of a bloody uprising which prompted President

Residents of Bishkek survey the debris after protesters ransacked the government building following violent protests in the Kyrgyzstan capital. The

A new day has begun in Kyrgyzstan after 24 hours of uproar which saw a regional demonstration mushroom into revolt in the capital, Bishkek, the

Unconfirmed reports in Kyrgyzstan say the government has resigned and the president has fled the capital. Amid violent anti-government

The crisis in Kyrgyzstan is escalating as the violence intensifies. A state of emergency has been declared amid intense clashes between protesters

The crisis in Kyrgyzstan is escalating as the violence intensifies. Some reports say demonstrators have taken over the parliament building in the

The crisis in Kyrgyzstan is escalating as the violence intensifies. A state of emergency has been declared amid intense clashes between protesters

There have been increasingly violent clashes between protesters and riot police in Bishkek, the capital of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan