These are anxious times for many Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan. Some families are taking desperate measures to keep their daughters out of harm’s way.
Regional giant Kazakhstan has remained aloof from its neighbors' long-running disputes over water resources. That may be changing.

TOL Talk: Kyrgyzstan’s crisis is no longer in the headlines, but it continues nonetheless, with mass round-ups, beatings, and torture.
A crashing economy and personal ills have left thousands homeless in Bishkek. Some have gone underground. From EurasiaNet.
Most ethnic Uzbeks have returned to Kyrgyzstan from temporary Uzbek exile, but some say they left under pressure. From EurasiaNet.
Visits by top U.S. officials to Baku may signal Washington’s search for an alternative to its base in Kyrgyzstan. From EurasiaNet.

As some of the underlying causes of the violence in Kyrgyzstan come to light, so does the realization that they will not be easy to fix.
This weekend’s constitutional referendum could help stabilize the country or throw it back into chaos.

An ethnic Uzbek describes his family’s escape from Osh, one step ahead of attackers.
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