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Kyrgyzstan's familiar path: Press repression, ousted leaders

By Muzaffar Suleymanov/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Research Associate
Kyrgyz police, after firing on protesters, come under attack from an angry crowd. (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

History seemed to repeat itself this week in the mountainous Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. For the second time in five years, angry protesters—ignored and suppressed by a corrupt government—ousted yet another president. 

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April 8, 2010 4:43 PM ET |
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