Special police forces have stormed the residential compound of former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev and reportedly arrested him following a night of violent clashes. Video footage purports to show Atambaev being taken away by security services in a vehicle
The peaceful march by some 400 people in central Bishkek on Women’s Day on March 8 promoting women’s rights and “equality for all” was fiercely criticized by socially conservative lawmakers in the predominantly Muslim country