Author Archives: Marina Kozlova

About Marina Kozlova

Founder and Editor of Yep.uz. 30 years in international journalism (AP, UPI, Interfax, World Politics Review). Born in Tashkent, she lived in Europe for five years and has traveled extensively across Central Asia and the world. Translator, educator, and founder of the "Suhbat" Tashkent Book Club. Amateur chef and connoisseur of home cooking from many countries.

Road accident at Chortoq–Uychi railway crossing: six people killed

On September 13, 2025, a traffic accident occurred at an unguarded railway crossing between Chortoq and Uychi stations, the press service of “O‘zbekiston temir yo‘llari” JSC reported on its Telegram channel. The driver of a Gentra car, grossly violating traffic rules, attempted to cross the railway tracks directly in front of an approaching train. There

President of Uzbekistan condemns Israeli strikes on Doha in conversation with Amir of Qatar

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in a phone conversation with the Amir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, strongly condemned the recent Israeli missile strikes on Doha. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. During the conversation, the Uzbek leader firmly condemned the missile

National Guard: 10 servicemen injured in explosion

On September 10, during practical exercises at the training ground in Nukus, an explosion occurred. According to the National Guard, as a result of the detonation of a fuse of a special explosive device, about 10 servicemen sustained injuries of varying degrees of severity. They received prompt first aid, and their health is currently being

In Tashkent, a woman who had previously thrown her daughter into a bear enclosure killed her with a knife

In the Sergeli district of Tashkent, a 34-year-old woman inflicted stab wounds on her seven-year-old daughter, who died at the scene. According to the Millar program on the Milliy TV channel, the tragedy occurred three and a half years after the incident at the Tashkent Zoo, when the same woman threw the girl into a

A branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University and the “TashTech” university announced in Tashkent

Three new higher educational institutions are planned to open in Tashkent: a branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, the “TashTech” Technical University, and the Almalyk State Technical Institute. This was reported by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan following a presentation on education system reforms. “In Tashkent, branches of Bauman Moscow state

Tashkent in autumn in the second half of the 20th and early 21st century

Autumn in Tashkent has been a theme explored by both painters and photographers. Vladimir Petrov’s paintings, Soviet photographs from the 1960s–1990s, and contemporary 21st-century images allow us to see how the appearance of Uzbekistan’s capital has changed. Autumn in Tashkent in Vladimir Petrov’s works Autumn Tashkent in the 1950s in Petrov’s works Soviet painter and

Norway through a journalist’s eyes: Lillehammer and Oslo

I have been to Norway twice – the last time in Oslo, and the first time I mostly stayed in Lillehammer, the very city where the 1994 Winter Olympics took place. Sports facilities in Lillehammer Both times I visited Norway were in the late 2000s, about fifteen years after the Olympics had ended, but of