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Bektour Iskender
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Co-Founder, kloop.kg
Bishkek, Kyiv, Warsaw
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Biography
I am a co-founder of Kloop Media Foundation, an organization that runs award-winning investigative journalism projects in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, exposing organized crime and corruption. As a TED Senior Fellow, I have given talks at TED2016 and TED2022, sharing my vision and insights on the crime-fighting power of cross-border journalism. My mission is to support and empower independent media outlets and journalists in the regions where press freedom and safety are under threat.
Corruption , War , Organized Crime , Politics
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Content
By Bektour Iskender Verified| Internazionale Verified Da quando Sadyr Japarov è diventato presidente del Kirghizistan nel 2021, i diverbi con Mosca sono diventati molto rari. Il paese centrasiatico, infatti, ha spesso percorso le stesse tappe dell’ex Unione Sovietica, adottando molte delle sue leggi autoritarie (come quella recente sugli “agenti stranieri”). Ma nel luglio 2023 Japarov si è ritrovato a discutere con il ministro degli esteri russo Sergej Lavrov
The beautiful gain As Kyrgyzstan advances in World Cup qualifying, the authorities are tightening their grip on soccer — Meduza
By Bektour Iskender Verified| Meduza.io Verified Story by Bektour Iskender for The Beet. Edited by Eilish Hart. A note from the editor: With the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers already underway, Kyrgyzstan is still in the running to compete in the beautiful game’s greatest tournament. But the following story by journalist Bektour Iskender is about much more than that. It also involves FC Barcelona, Bishkek’s spy chief, and the ongoing clampdown on press freedoms in Kyrgyzstan
By Bektour Iskender Verified| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified Users encountered problems accessing the app on Thursday, after the National Security Service of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB) instructed internet providers to limit access to the service two days earlier. TikTok fell victim to a controversial law signed by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in August 2023, aimed at “protecting children from harmful information.” Human rights organizations criticized the legislation back then, pointing out that it can be used as a tool for censorship
Company Info
kloop.kg
Kloop Media is a foundation aimed at developing journalism and supporting grassroots civil society initiatives with efficient technology solutions. Our most famous project is Kloop, an award-winning media outlet based in Kyrgyzstan, famous for its coverage of politics and human rights, and for its investigations of corruption and organized crime. Besides that, Kloop Media also runs a Safety and Education Hub for Central Asian media in Warsaw, Poland.
Founded: 2006