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 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
In 2021, on the personal initiative of Sardor Umurzakov, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Strategic Development, Uzbekistan transferred US$50 million to the Abraham Fund. This decision was made
On January 24, 2026, starting at 21:12 Central European Time (CET) and continuing until noon on January 25, an organized attempt of pressure involving threats, blackmail, and attempted bribery was directed at the
Another citizens’ reception held at the Senate of Uzbekistan has, yet again, confirmed that the Uzbek bureaucratic system is a repressive, rotten mechanism that lives by the laws of arbitrariness and open contempt
Behind the beautiful façade of the family of Uzbekistan’s leader, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a greedy struggle for the presidential seat continues. Behind the deliberate smiles of daughters and sons-in-law lies a fierce battle in
