Armenian president Kocharyan declares state of emergency
Armenian president Robert Kocharyan declared a state of emergency in Armenia Saturday after policemen used tear gas and firearms to disperse protesters of alleged fraud in the presidential election that occured last month, leaving at least one person dead.
Kyrgyzstan on Friday declared a state of emergency after bloody clashes between security forces and protestors over the arrest of dozens of demonstrators who cut off power to a Canadian-owned gold mine they want nationalised.