In this issue:

- Central Asia

Reporter’s Notebook: Witnessing Atrocities in Southern Kyrgyzstan

DALTON BENNETT

Photographer Dalton Bennett was in southern Kyrgyzstan during the early days of the inter-ethnic violence that claimed hundreds of lives and drove hundreds of thousands from their homes. Here is his account of his experiences at makeshift camps of displaced Uzbeks and elsewhere.

- Central Asia

Uzbekistan’s Karimov Treads Cautiously in Response to Southern Kyrgyzstan Violence

- Central Asia

US Defense Officials and Diplomats Growing Weary and Wary of Kyrgyz Leaders

BY DEIRDRE TYNAN

- Central Asia

Osh Remains Tense Amid Fears of More Violence

BY JOANNA LILLIS

- Central Asia

Kyrgyz Experts, Politicians Voice Opposition to Constitutional Referendum Plans

BY ALINA DALBAEVA

- Caucasus

Opposition Mounts to Proposed Foreign-Language Schools in Armenia

BY MARIANNA GRIGORYAN

- Central Asia

Conflicting Narratives Add to Tensions in Kyrgyzstan

- Caucasus

Armenia: Church Sues Getty Museum to “Reclaim” Armenian Cultural Heritage

BY MARIANNA GRIGORYAN

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