A criminal case has been opened in Tashkent against Fazlidinkhon Mekhmonov, head of Demokrat.uz, and blogger Aziz Goipnazarov. Investigators claim they demanded $50,000 from the owner of a car dealership in exchange for removing a compromising video. Mekhmonov was detained while receiving part of the money. According to the outlet, Demokrat.uz was registered as a… 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 »
Our friends did not want to leave Tashkent without visiting the Minor Mosque. Their review is below. Views of the Minor Mosque and tourists’ impressions The stunning view of the white-marble Minor Mosque with its two minarets, located on the banks of the Ankhor Canal, is impressive at any time of day or night. Our… Read More »
In the USSR, which included Uzbekistan and, of course, its capital Tashkent, New Year was celebrated for the first time in 1935, making the old attributes of Christmas — Ded Moroz, the tree, and gifts under the tree — secular. In January 1937, Ded Moroz received a companion — Snegurochka. In Soviet times, New Year… Read More »
Tashkent in winter today is nothing like it was 20–30 years ago or earlier. Winter weather now is closer to autumn or spring. From my childhood — before school and during my school years in the 1960s–1970s — I remember above all cold winters with deep snow that stayed on the ground for a long… Read More »
The President of Uzbekistan has signed a decree outlining a large-scale program to stabilize the environmental situation in Tashkent and reduce air pollution. The document, numbered DP-229 and dated November 24, 2025, titled “On urgent measures to improve the environmental situation in the city of Tashkent,” provides for the creation of a special commission, expansion… Read More »
Of course, Tashkent and an Uzbek kishlak in winter in these two photographs by Max Zakharovich Penson are not contemporary; the famous photographer died in Tashkent in the middle of the last century. But if you try, even today you can find similar corners in the Uzbek provinces and even in the capital. In the… Read More »
On 16 November, following the seventh Consultative Meeting of the heads of Central Asian states in Tashkent, a Joint Statement was adopted. The meeting was attended by the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In addition, the leaders approved the following documents:
The Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan announced on Thursday the temporary suspension of 106 business entities in Tashkent and the Tashkent region. In addition, 58 greenhouse farms have been fined for violating environmental regulations. The measures were taken as part of the implementation of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 59… Read More »
The Tashkent overground circular metro line resumed service on Saturday, November 1, 2025, the state enterprise “Tashkent Metro” reported. “Starting this morning, November 1, the line has been fully opened to passengers, and 12 trains are currently operating on the route with a 7-minute interval,” the enterprise said in a statement. The circular line includes… Read More »