Kyrgyz protestors tear off portrait of P

JALAL-ABAD, KYRGYZSTAN: Kyrgyz protestors tear off portrait of President Askar Akayev 15 March 2005, in the town of Jalal-Abad, 530 km from Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. Some 5,000 protestors gathered in Kyrgyzstan's opposition heartland of Jalal-Abad on Tuesday amid continued unrest over disputed parliamentary polls won by pro-presidential parties. The protestors, wearing the pink silk ribbons and headscarves recently adopted by this former Soviet republic's fledgling opposition, gathered for a "kurultai," or people's council meeting, at the office of Jalal-Abad's governor, which around 150 activists have occupied for the last 11 days. AFP PHOTO / VAYCHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VAYCHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images)