Kloop

Kloop is a Kyrgyz investigative outlet founded in Bishkek in 2007, known for anti-corruption journalism and election monitoring. A Bishkek court ordered its foundation liquidated in 2024 and its website is blocked inside Kyrgyzstan, but the outlet continues publishing with much of its leadership in exile, and its staff have faced raids and detentions.

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Kloop at a glance

Country: Kyrgyzstan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Kloop

Crosswire groups Kloop as Centrist for comparisons within Kyrgyzstan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Kloop sits in Kyrgyzstan's press

Kloop is one of 4 outlets tracked in Kyrgyzstan and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Kyrgyzstan ranks 29th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 39 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Kloop outside Kyrgyzstan, starting with Central Asia, are Taiwan News (Taiwan), Hong Kong Free Press (Hong Kong), bdnews24 (Bangladesh) and Khabarhub (Nepal). Opening one of them beside Kloop is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.