A Kyrgyz opposition protester gestures during a rally in Bishkek.
A Kyrgyz opposition protester gestures during a rally in Bishkek, March 24, 2005. Kyrgyzstan's new hardline Interior Minister Keneshbek Dushebayev on Thursday appealed to opposition protesters coming to the capital to behave, saying he would never tell police to fire on peaceful demonstrators. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov CVI/ABP