Uzbekistan has opened a criminal case against officers of the Department for the Execution of Punishments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The charges stem from circumstances uncovered during the investigation of a sexual assault against a minor in the Akhangaran district of Tashkent region. According to the official statement of the National Agency for …
At the Kattakurgan training ground in Uzbekistan’s Central military district, large-scale military exercises have commenced involving units from the Ministries of Defense of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan. On October 14, the opening ceremony of the Regional Joint Exercise “Birlik – 2025” was held. The exercise represents one of the largest operational drills organized …
Tashkent’s overground circular metro reopens The Tashkent above-ground circle metro line will resume operation not on October 18, as previously reported, but around November 1. The postponement is due to extended testing required to complete technical inspections and increase train speeds. Service on the 14-station section — from Tekhnopark to Qipchoq — was suspended for …
It took me thirty-five years to recover from the autumn smells that haunt me — the smells I associate with cotton harvesting and Soviet cotton campaigns in Uzbekistan. I picked cotton as a student at one of Tashkent’s universities in 1979, 1980, and 1981, living for at least a month on wooden bunks in field …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called for closer coordination and cooperation with Russia while speaking at the second “Central Asia–Russia” summit, held on October 9 in Dushanbe. The summit, chaired by Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, brought together the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Key topics included trade, investment, infrastructure, energy, and regional security. …
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), …
Speaking at the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Gabala, Azerbaijan, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev called for strengthening global security and expressed concern over protracted wars — including the conflict in Ukraine. “The most pressing issues, conflicts and wars that are continuing to escalate across the Eurasian region, with no end in …
From the beginning of 2026, Uzbekistan may introduce a ban on the use of cars older than half a century. This initiative has already sparked heated debates — from safety concerns to fears for the fate of poor owners of old cars. The Government of Uzbekistan published a draft resolution for discussion, which prohibits the …
A 12-year school education will be introduced in Uzbekistan starting from 2026. Along with it, unified state exams will be implemented for students of the 9th and 11th grades, as well as a new admission procedure for technical schools and universities — directly based on the results of these exams. The changes were announced by …
A court in Tashkent sanctioned the arrest of Aziz Hakimov (“Comrade Aziz”). Hakimov is known on social media as a supporter and distributor of Russian propaganda narratives. Arrest and charges The official indictment cites four articles of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, including Article 150 (“propaganda of war”) and Article 156 (“incitement of national, racial, ethnic or …