Uzbekistan’s investigative authorities are attempting to quickly cover up a major fraud involving the construction company "Glamour Gold", which has become a symbol of the effective plundering of domestic investors with alleged state
For the second consecutive year, the regime of Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been carrying out a systematic purge of the information space, targeting the resources of the "Erkin O'zbekiston" movement. Through mechanisms of transnational
Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s regime has turned ‘information manipulation’ into a key mechanism for retaining power and suppressing dissent. Through a network of civil society activists loyal to the authorities, puppet human rights organisations and
On the night of 25–26 February 2026, during the month sacred to Muslims, the Mirziyoyev regime brutally murdered Ismoil Jakhongirov in a solitary confinement cell at Chirchik Prison No. 13. He had been
On Tuesday, March 17, on the eve of the holy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his daughter Saida visited the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent and took part in an
On 5 March 2026, the Azerbaijani authorities reported that Iran’s armed forces had attacked several sites using four unmanned aerial vehicles, leaving two people injured. In response, President Ilham Aliyev convened a meeting
The political opposition movement Erkin O’zbekiston claims that a deliberate political killing was carried out within Uzbekistan’s penal system. On the night of 25–26 February 2026, Ismoil Jakhongirov was eliminated in the disciplinary
Extrajudicial execution On the night of February 25-26, 2026, Ismoil Jakhongirov [envira-gallery id='24572'] was found dead in an isolation cell at Penal Colony No. 13 in Chirchik, Tashkent Region. He was a key
On the night of 25–26 February 2026, Ismoil Jahongirov, a defendant in what has been described as a fabricated case concerning the attempted murder of the lover of the daughter of the President
Working as a porter at a market, Khayrullo Ibadullayev encountered the real, harsh reality of Uzbek society. In November 2025, on the eve of a severe winter, he was forced to leave for
