Central Asia & Caucasus Data
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- Faces Behind The Numbers: People Killed In Iran’s Protests
on February 1, 2026Thousands of Iranians lost their lives after taking to the streets. These are the people behind the statistics.
- Tokyo’s strategic US investment surge puts China on edge
on February 18, 2026Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what is expected to become a sweeping investment wave into the United States following the landslide election victory last week of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party. The initial batch, worth about US$36 billion, is widely seen as the opening move in a much larger commitment The post Tokyo’s strategic US investment surge puts China on edge appeared first on Asia Times.
- UK Prime Minister Starmer tells Trump: ‘Trust us’ on Diego Garcia
on February 18, 2026WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is a real estate man. He knows when he’s being played – and the British are doing their best to play him over some Indian Ocean real estate that’s little known but immensely important to the United States. The Chagos Archipelago – which includes the atoll of Diego Garcia – has The post UK Prime Minister Starmer tells Trump: ‘Trust us’ on Diego Garcia appeared first on Asia Times.
- India-South Korea strategic economic cooperation
on February 18, 2026The international economic system is undergoing a structural transformation marked by intensifying US-China strategic and economic rivalry, supply chain fragmentation, technological bloc formation, demographic asymmetries, and the gradual reconfiguration of globalization. Within this evolving geopolitical and geo-economic environment, middle powers are being increasingly compelled to recalibrate their strategic alignments and economic partnerships in order to The post India-South Korea strategic economic cooperation appeared first on Asia Times.
- China gives Lithuania punishing silent treatment over Taiwan
on February 18, 2026When Lithuania challenged China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected argument or outrage. It got silence. What began as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided head-on with China’s unyielding One China principle. In 2021, Lithuania tested one of China’s most sensitive red lines. It allowed Taiwan to open a representative office The post China gives Lithuania punishing silent treatment over Taiwan appeared first on Asia Times.
- UZBEKISTAN: Political prisoner tortured for protest against ban on reading Koranon February 19, 2026
Lawyer Sergei Mayorov, who visited political prisoner Dauletmurat Tajimuratov in Prison No. 11 in Navoi on 17 January, complained to Forum 18 that his client was deprived of his religious freedom and tortured for reading the Koran and protesting against the violation of his religious freedom and other rights. Tajimuratov, who is now 46, is a Karakalpak lawyer, journalist, and human rights defender who played a le
- UZBEKISTAN: Mosque prayers for sick mother to lead to former prisoner of conscience re-jailingon February 19, 2026
Tashkent's Yunusabad Probation Department officials have threatened former Muslim prisoner of conscience Fazilkhoja Arifkhojayev that he will be returned to prison if he violates once again the terms of his conditional release. The warning came after he visited his mother in hospital after an operation on 8 January. On the way home. He visited a nearby mosque to pray for her health. Probation Department officials identifi
- Ukraine four years later: what remains of the official narrativeon February 19, 2026
Following the events of February 24, 2022, political leaders, the mainstream media, and the armchair "experts" all reacted in the same way. They portrayed it as a war between Russia and Ukraine, as an unprovoked Russian aggression, and as an intervention motivated by imperialist objectives.These three aspects of the official narrative have still not been abandoned, even after four years of war. We examine them h
- Afghan refugees return home to build lives, citieson February 19, 2026
KABUL, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The sun rises over Kabul, casting light on a nine-story residential building rising above the surrounding streets. The structure is impressive, but the real story reflects the determination of Afghan migrants who have returned home and are now playing a visible role in rebuilding their country.Though concrete pillars and steel frames define the building's shape, its deeper foundation l
