Kyrgyzstan imposes state of emergency against mine protest - World Socialist Web Site
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Kyrgyzstan imposes state of emergency against mine protest
By Andrea Peters
1 June 2013
The government of Kyrgyzstan imposed a state of emergency in the northern district of Dzhety Ozul on Friday, in response to ongoing protests against a Canadian-owned mining operation.
Protesters are demanding that Centerra Gold, which operates the Kumtor mine in the Issyk Kul region of the Central Asian country, turn over a greater share of its profits to meet the needs of the local population. They demand that the company, whose first quarter profits soared to $51.4 million from $9.6 million a year earlier, fund roads, schools, water pipelines, and hospital equipment, and provide area residents with jobs and long-term loans. There were also demands that the mine be nationalized.