Saida Mirziyoyeva has called for the return of the death penalty amid an investigation into the sexual abuse of a five-year-old child at a state kindergarten in Uchkurgan district, Namangan region. The death penalty was abolished in Uzbekistan in 2008 following a years-long campaign by human rights activists. “I was briefed on the tragedy that …
The Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan has delivered a verdict in the case involving Taftish.uz staff and former State Security Service employees. Human rights activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov reported this on September 24. Taftish.uz editor-in-chief Gayrat Aberayev was sentenced to 10.6 years in prison, while journalist Marjona Eshquvvatova was sentenced to 4.1 years. Two …
Kakhramonjon Olimov, who reported being kidnapped and tortured in France in the summer of 2025, is now listed in INTERPOL’s wanted persons database. The record published by the organization gives his name as KAKHRAMONJON OLIMOV, his date of birth as May 7, 1977, his place of birth as Andijan Region, and his nationality as Uzbek. …
The joint military exercise “Power of Unity – 2026” involving servicemen from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan has begun in Azerbaijan. According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Defense, the exercise started at the Gizilgaya training center in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh Economic Region. The drills involve military units from the defense ministries of the three countries, as well as …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent Vladimir Putin congratulations on the holding of elections to Russia’s State Duma. In the letter, the contents of which were relayed by the president’s press secretary Sherzod Asadov on September 21, Mirziyoyev described the elections as a demonstration of the “high political culture and civic consolidation of Russian society,” while …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held talks in Seoul on September 14, after which the two sides exchanged 13 intergovernmental agreements and memorandums of understanding. The Uzbek side also announced the preparation of an investment portfolio worth about $12 billion and an agreement on a strategic partnership with the …
Saida Mirziyoyeva, who heads the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, has been appointed Managing Director of the Tashkent International Financial Centre (TIFC) alongside her current position. The appointment was announced by Presidential Press Secretary Sherzod Asadov. Responsibilities of the Managing Director Under the presidential decree, the Managing Director of the TIFC will also serve as Secretary-General …
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Serbia on September 7–8 on an official visit at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vučić. It was the first official visit by Mirziyoyev to Serbia. Following talks in Belgrade, Uzbekistan and Serbia established strategic partnership relations. Mirziyoyev and Vučić signed a corresponding Joint Declaration. In addition to the declaration, the …
Congratulations from foreign leaders on the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence offer an unusual snapshot of Tashkent’s foreign relations. The order in which the messages are published on the president’s official website is not, in itself, an official ranking of partners. But it does draw attention to which countries appear at the very top of …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to elevate relations between their countries to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. The announcement was made following talks between the two leaders in Tashkent on August 30. One of the key economic goals agreed upon during the meeting is to increase …
