Opposition protesters read newspapers as they rally in the centre of southern Kyrgyz town of Jalal Abad. Opposition protesters read newspapers as they 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. Pictures of the Month March 2005 REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev