Opposition members distribute newspapers to protesters during a rally in the centre of southern Kyrgyz town of Jalal Abad. Opposition members distribute newspapers to protesters during a rally in the centre of southern Kyrgyz town of Jalal Abad, March 23, 2005. President Askar Akayev, under pressure from violent protests in the south of Kyrgyzstan over a disputed election, on Wednesday sacked his interior minister and the general prosecutor. REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev