| Demonstrations have been taking place in Kyrgyzstan in protest at alleged government interference in last Sunday's parliamentary elections. It is the fifth day of protests in the central Asian republic since the vote, with demonstrators occupying a state building and blocking a road. The unrest is taking place in a region where there are concerns about ethnic and political tensions. Foreign election monitors have reported extensive election violations. A few hundred protesters have occupied the offices of the regional governor in Jalalabad in southern Kyrgyzstan. In another nearby district, a crowd reportedly numbering up to 3,000 people blocked a main road demanding the resignation of local officials there. Some of the protesters have called for the resignation of the Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev. |