Central Asia

Special Report: Central Asians in Russia. Migration, discrimination, and racism

By Kristie Moore Central Asian migrants working in Russia's construction sector. Image: Lantyukhov Sergey/globallookpress.com/picture alliance. Photo Russia is home to a significant population of migrants from Central Asia: according to a 2024 Human Rights Watch report, approximately 1,792,000 Uzbek, 1,231,000 Tajik, and 262,000 Kyrgyz migrants reside there. These migrants come primarily in search of work, usually in unskilled labor fields, such as construction, transportatio

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Special Report: U.S. Policy in Iran - IRGC Takeover

By Juliana Girotto Genocide Watch IRGC military personnel at a military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP) Recent evidence suggests that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has consolidated power in Iran. With the IRGC now functioning as the dominant governing authority, the situation in Iran represents a shift from theocracy to militarized rule, with significant implications for civilian protection, political re

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6 days ago

Why the Israeli and US War in Iran is "Not Europe's War"

An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station destroyed during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran on March 3. (Vahid Salemi/The Associated Press) Why the Israeli and US War in Iran and Lebanon is “Not Europe’s War” April 17, 2026 By Jeanne Macé and Alžběta Frommerová Since the launch of the Israel and US war against Iran on February 28, 2026, European countries have been exposed to the consequences of a conflict they neither initiated nor sought to

Genocide Watch

Apr 17

Special Report: The Balochistan Conflict in Pakistan

By Michał Jagielski Senior Iran and Central Asia Team Leader Genocide Watch The conflict between the state of Pakistan and Balochistan has been ongoing since the 1940s. Its nature and intensity have changed throughout the years, as both sides adapt and respond to global and regional developments. However, the immense suffering of the civilian population has been consistent. Even during relatively calm years, the Balochs’ livelihoods were made worse by state initiatives design

Genocide Watch

Mar 17

At least 31 killed in Islamabad mosque blast

Powerful explosion rocks Shia mosque in Pakistani capital’s Tarlai Kalan area during Friday prayers. People shift an injured man to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026 [Aamir Qureshi/AFP] An apparent suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad has killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more, in one of the worst such incidents to hit Pakistan’s capital. The powerful explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeaster

Al Jazeera

Feb 6

ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant

Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. Workers clean up the scene, and Taliban police secure the area on January 20, 2026, after an explosion a day earlier at a Chinese restaurant, right, killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, in Kabul, Afghanistan [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP] ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that

Al Jazeera

Jan 20

Togo’s Gnassingbé leads Great Lakes peace mediation

Dec. 5, 2025 Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has intensified diplomatic efforts across the Great Lakes region. Since his appointment as Mediator by the African Union (AU) in April 2025, Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has intensified diplomatic efforts across the Great Lakes region, successfully promoting a path toward lasting peace between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Gnassingbé’s comprehensive mediation strategy involved imm

APA News

Dec 6, 2025

Femicide warning: Afghanistan

By Michał Jagielski Women, teachers and students demonstrate inside a private school to demand their rights and equal education for women and girls, during a gathering for National Teachers Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 5, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz The nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan on Sept. 29, 2025 was another instance of the Taliban’s unrelenting campaign against the Afghan people, especially women. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021,

Genocide Watch

Nov 10, 2025