A court in Fergana has issued a verdict in the case of the explosion at the Petrolium gas station, where a woman and three children died on December 17, 2024. The station’s manager, Mansur Matkarimov, was sentenced to five years in prison. He is also required to pay 310 million soums (about $25,000) for each …
🗓 On June 26, 2025, Uzbekistan adopted amendments to the Law “On the Procedure for Holding in Custody During Criminal Proceedings” (Law No. O‘RQ-1072), establishing mandatory medical exams for detainees. Under the new regulation, every person taken into custody must undergo a medical check within two hours of being brought to a pre-trial detention center. ⚖️ …
I’ve known dentist Murat Raufovich Achilov for ten years now. Throughout this time, I’ve been seeing him for dental care in Tashkent — and, I’ll admit, for dental implants as well. I don’t accept removable dentures, but at 62, it’s hard to go without fillings, crowns, and implants. Dental implants are certainly more expensive than …
Important!This article is based on official guidance published by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health in 2019. In 2025, the country is again facing temperatures above +40 °C, and these recommendations remain highly relevant today. Ministry of Health issues guidance on heat protection Yesterday, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health published detailed recommendations on its website about how to cope …
On June 27, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Minsk. Uzbekistan participates in the organization as an observer. According to the official statement from the Uzbek president’s press service, the meeting focused on the current state …
On June 27, during the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Minsk, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev openly spoke about the serious negative consequences of sanction policies for the country’s economy. “Today, my colleagues expressed their views on the difficult situation in the global economy. In Uzbekistan, we fully feel the negative effects of rising …
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to the city of Minsk on June 26–27 at the invitation of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The head of Uzbekistan will take part in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC), where Uzbekistan holds observer status. It is …
Chilla in Uzbekistan means 41°C in the shade today, and 43°C is expected in the coming days. That’s the temperature in the capital — in the regions, it’s even higher. In direct sunlight, it likely reaches 60°C. You can’t even touch the car door — it’s scorching hot. What is сhilla? Chilla, also known as …
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reinstated the position of Head of the Presidential Administration. According to the decree, his eldest daughter, Saida Shavkatovna Mirziyoyeva, has been appointed to this key role. The appointment of 40-year-old politician and public figure Saida Mirziyoyeva was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Sherzod Asadov. Since August 2023, she had served as …
Uzbek national captured by the AFU — Ukrainian soldiers have taken into custody another citizen of Uzbekistan who fought on the Russian side. A video of his interrogation, where he describes his journey to the front line, has already surfaced online. In the footage, the Uzbek prisoner, dressed in military uniform, answers questions posed by …
