Power Lines bonus episode five: Extended interview with Bektour Iskender (Patreon)

This week’s bonus episode is an extended interview with Bektour Iskender, journalist and educator. He is also the co-founder of Kloop, an NGO and independent news publication in Kyrgyzstan, best known for its large-scale investigations.

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 the region.

Anastasiia spoke to Bektour about his work in journalism and the history of Russian colonial aggression in Kyrgyzstan – similar to that of Ukraine – and whose present is also being shaped by Russia’s war.