A nation must think before it acts.
Virtual Roundtable Discussion on the Protests and Unrest in Kyrgyzstan
About the Event
Bishkek has seen mass protests since the October 4 parliamentary elections. What started out as peaceful anti-government demonstrations quickly turned violent as the protesters seized government buildings. The president has annulled the fraudulent election results, and has promised to resign after the repeat election takes place. But this has not remedied the still ongoing unrests. Kyrgyzstan remains embroiled in a political crisis. Where is Bishkek headed? What are the possible outcomes of this crisis? Who are the key players among the opposition forces? What is President Jeenbekov's strategy? How has Moscow reacted to the crisis? We will explore these questions in our discussion with FPRI Fellows Niva Yau and Maximilian Hess, and the director of RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Venera Djumaeva.
This event is co-sponsored by RFE/RL.
Speakers
Maximilian Hess - Maximilian Hess is a Central Asia Fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research institute and the founder of the London-based political risk firm Enmetena Advisory.
Niva Yau - Niva Yau is a former Fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a current nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub.
Venera Djumaeva - Venera Djumataeva is the director of RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. In her current capacity, and as a broadcaster for the Kyrgyz Service and freelancer in Bishkek, she covers major events in Central Asia and international topics relating to Kyrgyzstan and the region at large. Previously, she contributed to the War and Peace Reporting.
