On October 5, the Mirzachul District Criminal Court of Jizzakh Region found blogger and head of Sirojiddin Media LLC Sirojiddin Sayfiddinovich Adilov guilty of extortion and fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison. The Jizzakh Regional Courts Press Service reported the verdict. According to the statement, Adilov was found guilty under Part 1 …
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 …
The Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court of Tashkent has convicted blogger Aziz Hakimov, known online as Comrade Aziz. The court found him guilty of inciting national hatred, defamation and insult, sentencing him to four years and two months of imprisonment. The information was announced on August 11 by Hakimov’s lawyer, Sergey Mayorov, following the verdict. According …
An open court hearing has begun at the Jizzakh City Criminal Court in the case of blogger Sirojiddin Adilov, head of the company Sirojiddin Media LLC. According to official information from the judicial authorities of Jizzakh Region, the first hearing in the case took place on July 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The case is …
Another hearing in the case of blogger Aziz Hakimov (Comrade Aziz), who is charged under several articles of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, was held on July 17 at the Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court in Tashkent. As before, the proceedings are being conducted behind closed doors. After the hearing, defense lawyer Sergey Mayorov declined to disclose details …
On July 3, the Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court of Tashkent began hearing the criminal case against blogger Aziz Hakimov, known online as Comrade Aziz, on the merits. The proceedings are being held behind closed doors. The author of this article was also present outside the courthouse but was not allowed to attend the hearing. July …
Blogger Sherali Komilov has been released early. This was reported by the head of the human rights organization “Ezgulik,” Abdurakhmon Tashanov, on his Telegram channel. According to him, the decision was made by the Karshi District Criminal Court. According to case materials, Komilov was acquitted of several key charges. In particular, this concerns Article 165 …
Human rights activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov reported that the investigation into the Taftish.uz case is being conducted by military investigators, and the case materials have been transferred to the Military Prosecutor’s Office. According to him, the case involves a large number of complaints from citizens and is partially being handled in a closed procedure. He noted …
Preliminary hearings in the criminal case against blogger Aziz Hakimov, known online under the pseudonym “Comrade Aziz,” were held in Tashkent on Monday. The defense accused law enforcement agencies of falsifying documents, while a group of the blogger’s supporters obstructed the work of an independent journalist outside the courthouse. Procedural “forgery” Lawyer Sergey Mayorov said …
The Pastdargom District Court of the Samarkand region has sanctioned the arrest of blogger Sirojiddin Adilov. He is suspected of committing crimes under Articles 168 (fraud) and 211 (giving a bribe) through Article 28 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan. The Samarkand Regional Department of Internal Affairs had earlier reported the opening of a criminal …
