Truth under pressure: Life as an investigative journalist in Kyrgyzstan | DW Documentary

What does it mean to practice investigative journalism in Kyrgyzstan? What are the consequences of holding politicians accountable for corruption? Here, practicing journalism can be life-threatening. Instead of being celebrated as heroes, journalists in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan often face threats. Their private lives suffer, as does their safety-and sometimes even their very lives wind up on the line.

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