Comments on: Orthodox priests helped protect hundreds of people in Kyrgyzstan – Patriarch Kirill

By: Fr. Johannes Jacobse

Fr. Johannes Jacobse — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:34:43 +0000

Thank you.

By: Samn!

Samn! — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:23:06 +0000

Very large numbers of ethnic Uzbeks were forced from their homes in the latest stage of constant, complicated civil strife in that country.

Latest– http://www.economist.com/node/16439195?story_id=16439195&CFID=134976542&CFTOKEN=15878647

By: Boniface

Boniface — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:12:21 +0000

do a quick google news search for fuller details, but basically there’s major political and ethnic upheaval. lots of folks dying. lots of refugees. lots of trauma.

here’s a (randomly chosen) link from 4 hrs ago… http://www.rferl.org/content/Kyrgyzstan_Anatomy_Of_A_Conflict/2089464.html

two weeks ago I met a(n Orthodox) Turkman who was headed back toward that area from England. It served as a good reminder to me that, while they may not get much press, we do have Orthodox brothers in central asia affected by the region’s violence.