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Plov and DW Akademie unite Kyrgyz and Tajik journalists in the border region

Journalists and citizens living along the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have a lot in common, food culture for instance. While cooking together, they discuss the issues in the border region.

  • In the border region between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan there is much to discuss. Journalists and members of civil society met at a long table. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Lunch is served!

    In the border region between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan there is much to discuss. Journalists and members of civil society met at a long table.

  • Das Reisgericht Plow ist grenzüberschreitend ein kulinarisches Kulturgut der Region – und damit ein gutes Symbol für die Gemeinsamkeiten der Menschen im Grenzgebiet. (DW/L. Rahnert)
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    Plov unites

    The rice dish plov is part of the region's shared food culture – and thus, a good symbol for cultural similarities in the border region.

  • A cross-border network of journalists supported by the DW Akademie has been working together since 2015. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Eating together and discussing common topics

    A cross-border network of journalists supported by the DW Akademie has been working together since 2015.

  • Lydia Rahnert (left), Country Manager of DW Akademie for Kyrgyzstan, attends the plov get-together. Cooking together is a way for journalists to get in touch with the people in the region. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    DW Akademie supports the network

    Lydia Rahnert (left), Country Manager of DW Akademie for Kyrgyzstan, attends the plov get-together. Cooking together is a way for journalists to get in touch with the people in the region.

  • The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been tense for years. About 500 km of the 970-kilometer border are disputed. This is where clashes between citizens or border guards of both countries erupt time and again. The network of journalists strives to help the rural population obtain balanced information despite this difficult situation. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    The goal is to achieve conflict-sensitive reporting

    The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been tense for years. About 500 km of the 970-kilometer border are disputed. This is where clashes between citizens or border guards of both countries erupt time and again. The network of journalists strives to help the rural population obtain balanced information despite this difficult situation.

  • By cooking and eating with citizens in the region, media makers get a chance to get to know their audience better. What issues are they discussing? What questions do they have? (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Topics are on the table, not under the carpet!

    By cooking and eating with citizens in the region, media makers get a chance to get to know their audience better. What issues are they discussing? What questions do they have?

  • This time, journalists from both countries and members of civil society met near Batken, Kyrgyzstan. For the first time, there were also two reporters from Andijan, Uzbekistan. The country also shares a border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Interest from other neighbors

    This time, journalists from both countries and members of civil society met near Batken, Kyrgyzstan. For the first time, there were also two reporters from Andijan, Uzbekistan. The country also shares a border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.


  • In the border region between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan there is much to discuss. Journalists and members of civil society met at a long table. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Lunch is served!

    In the border region between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan there is much to discuss. Journalists and members of civil society met at a long table.

  • Das Reisgericht Plow ist grenzüberschreitend ein kulinarisches Kulturgut der Region – und damit ein gutes Symbol für die Gemeinsamkeiten der Menschen im Grenzgebiet. (DW/L. Rahnert)
    More

    Plov unites

    The rice dish plov is part of the region's shared food culture – and thus, a good symbol for cultural similarities in the border region.

  • A cross-border network of journalists supported by the DW Akademie has been working together since 2015. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Eating together and discussing common topics

    A cross-border network of journalists supported by the DW Akademie has been working together since 2015.

  • Lydia Rahnert (left), Country Manager of DW Akademie for Kyrgyzstan, attends the plov get-together. Cooking together is a way for journalists to get in touch with the people in the region. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    DW Akademie supports the network

    Lydia Rahnert (left), Country Manager of DW Akademie for Kyrgyzstan, attends the plov get-together. Cooking together is a way for journalists to get in touch with the people in the region.

  • The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been tense for years. About 500 km of the 970-kilometer border are disputed. This is where clashes between citizens or border guards of both countries erupt time and again. The network of journalists strives to help the rural population obtain balanced information despite this difficult situation. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    The goal is to achieve conflict-sensitive reporting

    The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been tense for years. About 500 km of the 970-kilometer border are disputed. This is where clashes between citizens or border guards of both countries erupt time and again. The network of journalists strives to help the rural population obtain balanced information despite this difficult situation.

  • By cooking and eating with citizens in the region, media makers get a chance to get to know their audience better. What issues are they discussing? What questions do they have? (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Topics are on the table, not under the carpet!

    By cooking and eating with citizens in the region, media makers get a chance to get to know their audience better. What issues are they discussing? What questions do they have?

  • This time, journalists from both countries and members of civil society met near Batken, Kyrgyzstan. For the first time, there were also two reporters from Andijan, Uzbekistan. The country also shares a border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. (DW/L. Rahnert)

    Interest from other neighbors

    This time, journalists from both countries and members of civil society met near Batken, Kyrgyzstan. For the first time, there were also two reporters from Andijan, Uzbekistan. The country also shares a border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.


There is no lack of conversation topics in the border region between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been tense for years. About 500 km of the 970-kilometer border are disputed. This is where clashes between citizens or border guards of both countries erupt time and again.

What has improved over the past three years, however, is the reporting in the region. Since 2015, Kyrgyz and Tajik journalists have been working together to report on the situation at the border. The journalists in both countries know each other, collaborate in reporting new stories, and visit media makers in the other country.

Transparent reporting and cooking sessions improve understanding

The get-togethers came about through a network established by DW Akademie for journalists from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan who work along the border. In addition to the journalists, 15 media companies have also signed a declaration on transparent reporting, to which they have adhered since then.

A meeting of the network near Batken, Kyrgyzstan, was attended not only by journalists from both countries, but also by members of civil society. Together, they discussed how reporting can improve even more. This exchange of ideas has also sparked interest in another neighbor in the region, Uzbekistan. For the first time, two reporters from Andijan, Uzbekistan joined an event. However, plain conversation was not enough, so participants cooked plov, the national dish in the Central Asian countries.