09.03.2026

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

07.03.2026

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

05.03.2026

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

27.02.2026

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

22.02.2026

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

27.01.2026

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

18.01.2026

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

08.01.2026

Behind the beautiful faƧade 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

28.12.2025

Bound by family ties, the head of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and a high-ranking official of the security bloc, Batyr Tursunov, have begun implementing an audacious and dangerous scenario for the usurpation of power

19.12.2025

On Wednesday afternoon, December 17, the press service of the Tashkent city administration announced the appointment of Davron Ismatov as hokim (head of the local executive authority) of the Sergeli district. However, Shavkat