Although it has been 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the legacy of its reign – and the Kremlin’s continued influence – is still evident in former Eastern bloc countries. Nowh...
Rinat Tuhvatshin
Rinat Tuhvatshin is the co-founder (in 2006) with Bektur Iskender of Kloop, an investigative and news media outlet in Kyrgyzstan. Kloop is an OCCRP member.
Rinat currently lives in exile. In October 2025, a Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) court declared the activities of Kloop Media and Tukhvatshin as "extremist". The Kyrgyz authorities then requested an international arrest warrant for Tukhvatshin via Interpol, but the request was rejected. Interpol's Director of Communications confirmed the request was declined because using their system for political purposes is strictly forbidden by their constitution.
