The ferghana.ru website says shortages of electricity and natural gas prompted a group of mainly women and children to take to the city's streets.
The uznews website says some 50 women protesters blocked one of Andijon's central streets on December 9 to demand that heating be restored to their homes.
(ferghana.ru, uznews.net)
Aftermath Of Andijon
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