I, a journalist and the author of my own website, encountered a wave of aggression and threats after publishing a post on January 6 about a tragic traffic accident: “Tragic accident or violation of traffic rules. The degree of the driver’s guilt should be determined by the investigation — as far as is known, a …
MP Alisher Qodirov has urged citizens of Uzbekistan to leave Russia immediately. According to him, the situation there is worsening month by month: security services no longer view migrants from Central Asia as a useful workforce, but see them as potential participants in future unrest. “Use your common sense — leave Russia as soon as …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has “strongly condemned the attempted attack” on the residence of Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Uzbek president said following a phone call with the Russian president on December 30. “At the beginning of the conversation, the Head of our state strongly condemned the attempted attack on the residence of …
In Uzbekistan, a high-profile trial has concluded in the case of a brutal attack on a third-grade schoolgirl in Ahangaran, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage in the autumn of this year. The trial of Mirjalol Turonov On December 25, the Ahangaran City Criminal Court announced its verdict against 31-year-old Mirjalol Turonov (referred to …
The decree “On establishing additional non-working days during the celebration of official dates and shifting weekends in 2026” was signed by the President of Uzbekistan on December 24, 2025. According to the document (full text attached to the Russian and Uzbek versions of the article), the decision was made to create conditions for full rest …
On December 23, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had held two telephone conversations — with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. According to the American leader, the talks were “wonderful” and focused on issues of peace, trade, and expanding cooperation between the countries. “We discussed the importance of …
At the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg on December 21, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev called the EAEU countries “strategic and natural partners” of Uzbekistan, and thanked “respected” Vladimir Putin for his hospitality and for organizing the meeting. “In the context of growing fragmentation of global markets, complications in logistics …
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies, including the Fergana Chemical Plant, LLC Gelion Business Trade (Tashkent–Jizzakh), LLC JV Chemistry International (Navoiy), and LLC Raw Materials Cellulose (Jizzakh). The sanctions were imposed on 18 December 2025 by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office against “who are or have …
The United States has announced the suspension of the Diversity Visa (green card) lottery following the shooting at Brown University. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that the suspect in the attack had entered the country through this program. “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …
A credit agreement to finance the construction project of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway was signed in Bishkek on December 16, 2025. The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev. The agreement was concluded between LLC “China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan …