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 …
The head of the Qonun doirasida project (“Within the law”) Furkat Ruzmetov and editorial staff member Azamat Avezov have been taken into custody in Urgench, the Department of Internal Affairs of Khorezm Region reported. They are suspected of defamation, extortion, and a number of other crimes. Ruzmetov is 45 years old, Avezov is 33. Both …
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, …
Today, the Uchtepa District Criminal Court concluded the first-instance trial of blogger Mubashshir Ahmad (Alisher Tursunov). According to the announced verdict, Mubashshir Ahmad was found guilty under: Applying Article 57 of the Criminal Code (imposing a lighter sentence) and in accordance with Articles 59 (sentencing for multiple crimes) and 61 (rules for calculating cumulative sentences), …
The Mirabad District Court of Tashkent has completed the trial of former Agriculture Minister Aziz Voitov and 61 other defendants. The verdict was announced on September 15, according to Supreme Court spokesman Aziz Abidov. The court found Voitov guilty under Article 167, Part 3, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code (“Embezzlement or misappropriation on a …
The Yakkasaray District Criminal Court in Tashkent has found four individuals guilty in the case of the death of Russian journalist Inessa Papernaya, her companion Maksym Radchenko, and Uzbek citizen Khushnud Udekov, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Karaman Palace Hotel in October last year. The verdict was delivered on July 25 by …
On July 16, at approximately 14:40, an explosion followed by a fire occurred at a gas filling station located in the “Oltindala” mahalla of Kukdala District, Kashkadarya Region. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the ignition took place in a fuel storage tank. Four fire and rescue units arrived at the scene at 14:45. …