On February 25, the MPs passed the bill adopting criminal liability for breaching confidentiality of closed proceedings. The Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court/Chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Economic Cases, Shukhrat Polvanov said that the bill had been developed "due to problems in current judicial practice" based on a letter from the Presidential Administration dated September 23, 2024.

The Freedom House published “Freedom in the World 2025” report, which offered a special assessment of the state of democracy in 195 countries of the world Thursday.

NGOs operating in Uzbekistan, as well as beneficieries of foreign grants, will not face financial issues, the Director of the Public Fund for Support of Non-governmental Non-profit Organizations and Other Civil Society Institutions, Otabek Khusanov told the Sevimli TV channel.

The Chinese Temu may be blocked In Uzbekistan. the chief of development and regulation of e-commerce at the National Agency for Promising Projects (NAPP), Kamronbek Mukhammadiev said.

Journalist Alisher Ruziokhunov has died at the age of 31, with his colleague, Ilyos Safarov announcing on Vatandosh website, who said that diabetes could have been the cause of death.

Following the talks between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed a Joint Declaration and Protocol on establishment of bilateral High Council for Strategic Partnership, aimed at "further developing and strengthening the Uzbek-Pakistani relations of multifaceted cooperation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, held head-to-head talks and between the official delegations on Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

1,796 passenger cars worth a total of $31 million were imported to Uzbekistan in January 2025, the State Customs Committee said in a report.

Manufacturing of cement, asbestos, ferrous and non-ferrous metals will be banned in provincial centers from May 1, 2025, the UzA said. This move is reportedly aimed at improving air quality in the country.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree appointing Botir Kudratkhodjaev as the Minister of Emergency Situations replacing Abdulla Kuldashev, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

With the support of the Uzbek embassy, ​​officials of the Migration Agency and the Consular and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs landed in Kuwait Tuesday.

Penalty points to drivers shall only be given violation sheets drawn up by traffic policemen, said today at a press conference the Deputy chief of National traffic police department, Erali Bozorov.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today landed in Tashkent on an official visit. At the Tashkent airport, the high-ranking guest was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and other officials.

The Arnasay district criminal court of the Jizzakh province issued a verdict on February 24 against the former MP and blogger Kabul Dusov, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

The leaders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan will convene for their first-ever trilateral summit in Khujand, Tajikistan. 

Today, the president Mirziyoyev hosted the Omani Foreign Minister, Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister conveyed to Shavkat Mirziyoyev the warm greetings and a letter from Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif will land in  Uzbekistan for an official visit on February 25-26, the presidential press service said.

The total number of teachers in Uzbek secondary schools was brought to 564.9 thousand at the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, the Statistics Agency said in a report today.

The Anti-Trust Committee opened over 400 cases in 2024 against economic entities that violated the anti-trust laws. As a result, over 200 thousand individuals will get compensation totaling about 50 billion soums.

Senators reviewed the amendments to Article 244 of the Criminal Code, which stipulates criminal liability for organizing, participation in mass riots, and public incitement to violence against individuals.