Russia’s security services detained up to eight Muslim clerics and community representatives in May 2026, including former regional muftis and leaders linked to the Spiritual Board of Muslims (DUM), the Kremlin-backed body representing Muslims in Russia. The arrests, carried...
Afghan media executive Saad Mohseni has come under fire after saying that life in Kabul appears “very normal” under Taliban rule, prompting accusations that he was downplaying restrictions on women and helping legitimise the regime. The remarks were made...
Tajikistan and Pakistan have agreed to deepen cooperation against transnational crime, cybercrime, terrorism, and drug trafficking following talks between their interior ministers on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Bishkek on 5 June. The two...
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea on 8-9 June, his first trip to the country since 2019. The visit highlights improving ties between Beijing and Pyongyang after a period in which North Korea...
The Taliban have enacted a new law establishing a formal system to identify, manage and, in some cases, transfer property belonging to absent or missing individuals in Afghanistan. Announced on 1 June and approved by Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi...
After being absent from public view for over two weeks, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon reappeared in a short but highly visible public engagement by sending a video congratulation to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Lunar...
On 10 February, President Sadyr Japarov dismissed his long-time ally, Colonel-General Kamchybek Tashiyev, from his post as head of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS). Three of Tashiyev’s deputies were also removed from office. The dismissal followed an...
In mid-February, Indian authorities intercepted and seized three oil tankers – Stellar Ruby, Asphalt Star, and Al Jafzia – within India’s exclusive economic zone, approximately 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai. The operation, confirmed by a source with direct...