Elnura Alkanova previously worked as an independent journalist specialising in corruption investigations. In 2020, oDR editors conducted an investigation into allegations that Alkanova had run a secret Facebook campaign in support of the powerful Matraimov family, who have been accused of grand corruption.
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Published in: oDRInside Kyrgyzstan’s growing webcam model business
For many young women in Kyrgyzstan, video chats are the only way they can make a living. This work is not subject to...
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Published in: oDRUncovering Stalin’s terror in Kyrgyzstan
Eighty years after Stalin’s Great Terror, the names of thousands of its victims in Kyrgyzstan have still not been...
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Published in: oDRAbuse of power? On the trail of China's mystery millions in Kyrgyzstan
For over six months, Kyrgyzstan has been mired in a high-level corruption scandal: a disastrous $386 million project...
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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...
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Published in: oDRTemirlan Ormukov, Kyrgyzstan’s blind satirist poet, is facing politically motivated prosecution
Ormukov'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 undervalued
Kyrgyz women still tend to live and work in traditionally female occupations. RU