People rally on Babur square outside
People rally on Babur square outside the administration building during the uprising in the city of Andijan, Uzbekistan. Thousands of protesters jammed into the square, relishing a rare burst of defiance under Thousands of protesters jammed into Babur square in the city of Andijan, relishing a rare burst of defiance as one speaker after another condemned hardship under Uzbekistan's despotic government. Hours later, a decade ago Wednesday, hundreds lay dead in torrents of blood. Troops sent by President Islam Karimov's Interior Ministry moved to quash the demonstration with ferocious and unexpected brutality. Small numbered plaques mark anonymous graves in a cemetery on the outskirts of Andijan, Uzbekistan. Thousands of protesters jammed into Babur square, relishing a rare burst of defiance under Local residents walk with their hands raised as Uzbek soldiers take positions to disperse protesters on the square outside the administration building during the upri...
