Journalists in Russia and elsewhere in the region continue to expose wrongdoing via innovative investigative tools and traditional reporting methods.
At first glance, public procurement may not seem like the most Instagrammable subject. But what it lacks in visual appeal, it makes up for in scandal. So when journalist Jamilya Maricheva started posting stories about contracts and procurement in Kazakhstan, she soon amassed thousands of followers.
Journalism has never been easy in Kazakhstan. The outspoken newspaper Uralskaya Nedelya has rarely known a moment’s peace. But it is usually the lawmaker’s pen and the judge’s gavel that are the main enemies of the independent press.
