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

29.07.2025

With a single reckless decision by the Uzbek authorities, over 5 million citizens suddenly found themselves held hostage to its consequences. This concerns the large-scale construction of the international tourist complex Sea Breeze

25.07.2025

All assurances by the Uzbek authorities about ongoing reforms—their so called commitment to international law and aspiration for democratic development—are nothing more than a carefully orchestrated campaign to polish the image of the

25.07.2025

Amid heightened secrecy, a trial continues in Uzbekistan involving Lieutenant Colonel Valijon Rakhmanov, an officer from the Military Counterintelligence Directorate of Uzbekistan's State Security Service (SSS), accused of spying for the United States

05.05.2025

As we previously reported, starting from March 20, 2025, the profiles and pages of the political opposition movement ā€˜Erkin O'zbekiston’ on social networks YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Telegram were subjected to a massive

16.04.2025

The public outcry over the unlawful criminal prosecution of Lieutenant Colonel Valijon Rakhmanov, an officer in the Military Counterintelligence Department of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan (SSS), has compelled the country’s judiciary

17.10.2024

Interview of the founder of the political opposition "Erkin O’zbekiston" (Free Uzbekistan) Movement Mr. Burhanov to Ruslan Deremedved, press attachĆ© of the Association of Reintegration of Crimea. Ruslan Deremedved (R.D.) What is the situation

09.10.2024

Speech of the founder of the political opposition Erkin O'zbekiston (Free Uzbekistan) Movement Mr. Burhanov at the 9th Session of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference - 2024 Thank you, Mr. Moderator. Everyone knows