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Power Lines: From Ukraine to the World — Bonus Ep: Extended interview with Bektour Iskender

by Anastasiia Lapatina and Jakub Parusinski November 24, 2022 4:43 PM 1 min read
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This week’s bonus episode is an extended interview with Bektour Iskender, a journalist and co-founder of Kloop, an NGO and leading news publication in Kyrgyzstan. Through his work with Kloop, Bektour trains young journalists to cover politics and investigate corruption, while also reporting on the most significant stories happening in his home country and near abroad.

We spoke to Bektour about his work in journalism and the history of Russian colonial aggression in Kyrgyzstan, creating a snapshot of a country whose past mirrors Ukraine’s, and whose present is also being determined by Russia’s war.

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