IWPR runs a report on the United Front’s recently opened “School of Democracy.” Located in a Bishkek suburb, classes are taught on ‘human rights, the structure of the state, and legislation,’ with a reported 41 graduates already. Teachers include Felix Kulov himself, who’s been known to style himself in the past as the “Kyrgyz Mahatma Gandhi.”
Edil Baisalov, no fan of Kulov’s, comments approvingly:
“The opposition should not see the people who took part in its demonstrations as ‘extras’ who turn up whenever they’re called. It needs to work for the long term and develop and educate its supporters,” he said
