On January 20, 2026, the Margilan City Criminal Court found journalist Elyor Tojiboev guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment to be served in a strict-regime colony. In the information published by the press service of the courts of the Fergana Region,… Read More »
Information on the progress of efforts to organize and conduct the population and agricultural census in Uzbekistan was presented to Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the presidential press service reported on January 19. The materials presented noted that the census is viewed as a tool for scientifically grounded planning of demographic processes, assessment of labor resources, and development… Read More »
On January 17, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan published a detailed official statement accusing a group of individuals linked to the online outlet Taftish.uz of systematic criminal activity. The ministry claims that, under the guise of journalistic work, the individuals engaged in extortion, fraud, and the dissemination of defamatory materials, and that the… Read More »
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… Read More »
In this lesson, we will learn popular phrases in Uzbek that are useful when getting acquainted, meeting someone, or talking about someone. You will learn how to ask: “Who is this/that?”, “How old is (he/she)?”, “How are you?” — and how to answer these questions. We will also practice saying “See you!” in Uzbek and… Read More »
In this lesson, we learn how to say and understand time in Uzbek. You will learn how to ask “What time is it?” in Uzbek, the names of hours, halves and quarters of an hour, and how the words soat, yarim, chorak, kam, and o‘tdi are used. There are exercises with audio, listening practice, speaking,… Read More »
The United States suspends the issuance of immigrant visas to citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and 72 other countries. The pause takes effect on January 21, 2026, and is linked to a review of U.S. migration policy aimed at preventing immigrants from using welfare and from becoming a “public charge.” “President Trump has made clear… Read More »
How to fill out a questionnaire, application or registration form in Uzbek? This lesson will help you understand the typical questions asked when completing documents: at a hotel, at customs, when obtaining a visa or a bank card. We will analyze Uzbek wording, practice key phrases and learn how to answer an official’s questions. The… Read More »
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… Read More »
In this lesson, you will learn how to pronounce an email address in Uzbek, how to say “at” and “dot” in Uzbek, and also practice understanding Uzbek numbers by ear, which are often confusing. Listen to native speakers and train to distinguish between numbers like 6 and 60, 9 and 90, 7 and 70, and… Read More »