For four days in June 2010, violence engulfed southern Kyrgyzstan, as ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks clashed, leaving more than 2,000 people dead, thousands more homeless, and entire Uzbek neighborhoods burned to the ground.
For more information about this tragedy, visit: Human Rights Watch
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