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The widow of an award-winning investigative journalist for RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service discusses the tragedy that took Ulanbek Egizbaev’s life. Authorities ruled his death an accidental drowning while swimming on vacation with his family at Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul in July 2018. Sapargul Abdinabieva sat down with RFE/RL journalist Burulkan Sarygulova to remember the life and legacy of her husband — the 28-year-old known by family, friends, and colleagues as Ulan.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/remembering-ulan-widow-reflects-on-life-after-rfe-rl-journalist-s-death/30470275.html