The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Tashkent reported the detention of five people, including employees of the news website Taftish.uz, on suspicion of committing crimes. According to the official statement of the Department, “on 16 January of the current year, on suspicion of committing crimes provided for by Articles 165 and …
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that the Defense Doctrine adopted eight years ago, as well as the 1997 National Security Concept, need to be revised. He made this statement on January 13 at an expanded meeting of the Security Council on strengthening the country’s military security and defense. The meeting was timed to coincide with Defenders …
The Working Council of the Terminology Commission of Uzbekistan, together with scholars from the Institute of the Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore of the Academy of Sciences, reviewed Uzbek equivalents for 41 foreign terms used in the field of defense and submitted them for public discussion. In essence, this is an attempt to replace borrowed …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In Uzbekistan, control over restricting advertising of gambling and other risk-based games has been strengthened. According to the Competition Committee, constant monitoring is being conducted of web resources that promote gambling and betting services. The Committee has established cooperation with relevant agencies to ensure a prompt response to violations in the advertising sphere. As part …
