Snapshot of the crisis
The 2010 south Kyrgyzstan riots are ongoing clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. It is part of the larger 2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis. Violence broke out on 9 June in Osh. By 12 June the violence had spread to Jalal-Abad, requiring the Russian-endorsed interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva to declare a state of emergency in an attempt to take control of the situation. As of 18 June 2010 it is reported that 2,000 ethnic Uzbeks have been killed, and 400,000–550,000 displaced, of which at least 85,000 have fled into the neighboring Uzbekistan.The eyewitnesses recount horryfying stories of atrocities commited by Kyrgyzs against Uzbeks. Amnesty International, HRW and other human rights and civil society groups have urged for independent investigation. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Background information & context (UN, World Bank etc)
- Wikipedia has some good background information on the country as well as the current crisis.
- CIA World Factbook
- Kyrgyz Republic, via World Bank Open Data Initiative
- Kyrgyzstan overview, via United Nations
- Kyrgyzstan basic statistics via UN
- Kyrgyzstan portal by US Library of Congress
- US Department of State page on Kyrgyzstan
- UN Data statistical information on Kyrgyzstan
Background information & context (media)
- Reuters Alertnet Country Crisis Profile
- Kyrgyzstan timeline via BBC
- Q&A: Kyrgyzstan's ethnic violence via the BBC
- Stalin's harvest: What lies behind the violence in Kyrgyzstan by the Economist
- In Kyrgyzstan, Failure to Act Adds to Crisis by New York Times.
- KYRGYZSTAN: Delicate ethnic balance via IRIN
UN Inter-agency site in support of humanitarian response
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UN OCHA Crisis Briefing Kit, courtesy Reliefweb and generated 21 June 2010
- Download complete PDF here (~13Mb).
Kyrgyzstan Government sites
- Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to USA and Canada
- State Customs Committee (with information on trade, customs duties etc)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UN system in the country
- UN agencies in Kyrgyzstan
- United Nations Development Programme in Kyrgyzstan (UNDP) – http://www.undp.kg
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) http://www.unesco.org/almaty
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges (UNHCR) http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e487226.html
- World Food Programme (WFP) http://www.wfp.org/countries/kyrgyzstan
- World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.euro.who.int/countryinformation/CtryInfoRes?language=English&Country=KGZ
- UN system in Kyrgyzstan
- Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations (Contact Info)
- U.N. to Kyrgyzstan: ‘Stop the bloodshed’ via MSNBC
- Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: scope of humanitarian crisis is immense via ICRC
- CERF Kyrgyzstan 2010
Who works where
- NGO and UN actors via Reuters Alertnet
- Interaction Kyrgyzstan page with contact details
- The ICRC in Kyrgyzstan
- Who Does What Where map from UN OCHA (updated 10 March 2010)
Twitter feeds with vital links to information
Situation reports from UN and other trusted sources
- Kyrgyzstan Unrest and Refugees in Uzbekistan Situation Report No.7, 20 June 2010
- UN OCHA Situation Reports
- Latest updates from Humanitarian News (RSS feed)
- Latest updates from UN actors and agencies (via Reliefweb)
- Latest updates from NGOs (via Reliefweb)
- Excellent collection of updates on Kyrgyzstan from Eurasianet.org
- Situation reports and compelling analysis on Kyrgyzstan from International Crisis Group (ICG)
Refugee and IDP information / updates
- KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: Refugees in numbers via IRIN (as of 17 June 2010). See map here.
Wikipedia
- Country entry
- 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_South_Kyrgyzstan_riots
- 2010 Kyrgyzstani uprising http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Kyrgyzstan_uprising
- History of Kyrgyzstan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kyrgyzstan
News services and aggregation of stories (Domestic)
- Extremely comprehensive collection of news feeds from The Spektator
- Kyrgyz National Information Agency, http://eng.kabar.kg
- http://eng.24.kg
- http://gazeta.kg (in Russian, can be translated via Google)
- The Times of Central Asia http://new.timesca.com
News services and aggregation of stories (International)
- Reuters Alertnet country page on crisis
- Real time update of news from Google
- News stories published on crisis, aggregated on Google
- World View: Kyrgyzstan violence via BBC
- The Kyrgyzstan crisis: What you need to know courtesy The Week
- News from Kyrgyzstan via Al Jazeera blogs
- Kyrgyzstan news and information page by Guardian
News services and aggregation of stories (Citizen generated)
- Social Media Alive in Conflict-Ridden Kyrgyzstan
- http://www.neweurasia.net/category/kyrgyzstan
- CNN iReport – Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
Videos
- U.S. urges Kygyzstan on crisis via Reuters
- List of videos on the crisis via YouTube
- MSN videos on the crisis
- Kyrgyzstan's president speaks to Al Jazeera
- Uzbeks flee Kyrgyzstan violence, via Al Jazeera
Audio / podcasts
- Refugee crisis worsens in Kyrgyzstan via the BBC
- Uzbeks killed in Kyrgyzstan: ‘It looks like ethnic cleansing' via the Guardian
- Calm Returns, Fear Remains, In Kyrgyzstan's South via NPR
Mapping data / Imagery (General)
- WFP Map Centre on Kyrgyzstan
- Map of Kyrgyzstan via OpenStreetMap
- Collection of crisis related maps via Reliefweb (RSS feed)
- USAID map of crisis (18 June 2010)
- General maps from Wikimedia Commons
- University of Texas, Perry-Castañeda Library (featuring political, shaded relief and small maps)
- ESRI Country Office
Mapping data / Imagery / GIS (very high resolution downloads)
Logistics updates and information
- UN Logistics Cluster updates (To be subscribed to mailing list, please send an email requesting your subscription to kyrgyzstan.logs@logcluster.org)
- Logistics Infrastructure Overview, http://www.logcluster.org/ops/kgz10a/logistics-infrastructure-overview
- General Logistics Planning Map, http://www.logcluster.org/ops/kgz10a/general-logistics-planning-map
Photos
- Ethnic attacks in Kyrgyzstan via the Boston Globe (contain disturbing images)
- Kyrgyzstan crisis: in pictures via New Statesman
- Crisis in Kyrgyzstan via LIFE magazine
- Kyrgyzstan's ethnic clashes via Al Jazeera
- Kyrgyzstan unrest via Reuters
- Aftermath Of Ethnic Violence In Osh, via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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