Elnura Alkanova is an independent journalist specialising in corruption investigations. She is the winner of several international awards in the field of investigative journalism.
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Published in: oDRInside Kyrgyzstan’s growing webcam model businessFor many young women in Kyrgyzstan, video chats are the only way they can make a living. This work is not subject to any legal constraints, and they are often at risk of violence.
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Published in: oDRUncovering Stalin’s terror in KyrgyzstanEighty years after Stalin’s Great Terror, the names of thousands of its victims in Kyrgyzstan have still not been discovered. And those that are known have been only revealed by chance. RU
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Published in: oDRAbuse of power? On the trail of China's mystery millions in KyrgyzstanFor over six months, Kyrgyzstan has been mired in a high-level corruption scandal: a disastrous $386 million project to rebuild Bishkek’s Power Plant, funded by Chinese state funds. RU
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Published in: oDRHow social media users in Kyrgyzstan are turned into “extremists”In Kyrgyzstan, social media users are persecuted for sharing their opinions online. It’s easy to find “incitement to hatred” where there is none. RU
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Published in: oDRTemirlan Ormukov, Kyrgyzstan’s blind satirist poet, is facing politically motivated prosecutionOrmukov's attempt to draw attention to paid protests by government-linked figures has landed him in detention. RU
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan’s indispensable women are undervaluedKyrgyz women still tend to live and work in traditionally female occupations. RU