Just recently, there has been political unrest in Kyrgyzstan. Protesting the recent price rises as well as government corruption, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets. The riot police were deployed, using stun batons, tear gas, and (at last resort) live ammunition at the protesters, and then the protests turned violent, turning into a clash against the police. On both sides, at least 40 people died and many more were wounded from the conflict. Just today, Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov resigned, but the current whereabouts and status of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is currently unclear. Protesters wanted the president to step down, accusing him of being increasingly autocratic and unable to fix the economy.
This map below is a satellite image over the capital Bishkek, identifying the location of the government house there. There is also an inlet map, with a map of Kyrgyzstan itself, with protest-hit cities marked. For those who don't know, it is in Central Asia and bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Tajikistan to the south, Turkmenistan to the west and China to the east.
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