Uzbekistan has adopted the law “On Urban Development Renovation,” which is intended to define the procedure for renewing the old housing stock. Authorities say the program will allow the replacement of dilapidated and outdated buildings with modern housing, improve infrastructure, and raise the quality of the urban environment. However, for thousands of property owners the …
September 1 and school in Uzbekistan As in previous years, students and teachers in Uzbekistan will not go to school on September 1 this year because the country celebrates Independence Day. However, you will find photographs here of Tashkent schoolchildren and school classes from fifty years ago and earlier. I grew up in a family …
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, spoke at the Leaders’ Summit within the 13th session of the World Urban Forum in Baku, focusing his address on domestic urban policy and development plans. The head of state noted that affordable and sustainable housing has become critically important amid accelerating global urbanization. According to him, urban growth …
The average monthly nominal accrued salary in Uzbekistan reached 6.83 million soums in January–March 2026, up 17.4% compared to the same period last year. The figures were published by the National Statistics Committee in a new press release attached below (in Russian). Salary growth has continued for several consecutive years. According to the agency, the …
A unique photograph showing three Heroes of the Soviet Union walking along a central street in Tashkent. One of them may be Qochqor Durdiyev (Turdiyev). I colorized the photographs taken from the Tashkent Retrospective channel using neural networks. I would have chosen different clothing colors myself, but that would have taken much longer. Still, the …
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred 60 years ago, on April 26, 1966, at 5:23 a.m. The epicenter of the Tashkent earthquake was located at the site of an ancient fortress in the center of Tashkent. Strong ground oscillations with a frequency of 2–3 Hz lasted 10–12 seconds. How strong was the 1966 Tashkent earthquake The …
Sanjar Karimov, known on social media as Real Sanjik, appeared in court in a criminal case. Hearings began on April 10 at the Mirzo-Ulugbek District Court of Tashkent, where Karimov is charged under several articles of the Criminal Code — making threats of murder or violence, fraud, and illegal actions involving narcotic drugs. The defendant …
Today, another hearing in the case of blogger Aziz Hakimov (Comrade Aziz) took place at the Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court of Tashkent. The proceedings, held behind closed doors, were marked by an important procedural decision and aggressive behavior by the defendant’s “support group” toward an independent journalist. Court decision: correcting errors Following today’s hearing, the …
Authorities in Uzbekistan are moving to the active phase of implementing the large-scale “Clean Air” project, which by the end of 2026 is intended to turn the capital into a zone of strict environmental regulation. According to Presidential Decree No. PF-46 signed by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tashkent will be officially divided into “red,” “yellow,” and “green” …
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 …