On the eve of Teachers Day on October 1, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is now meeting with teachers New Uzbekistan University, the presidential press service said.

Police have shut down a fraudulent call center operating out of an apartment in a high-rise building in Tashkent's Shaykhantakhur district, the Tashkent Province Police Department said.

Uzbekistan ranked 77th among 139 countries in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), up two places from 2025. The rankings were published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 29 in partnership with the Portulans Institute, corporate and academic network partners, and the GII Advisory Board. The report draws on nearly 80 indicators.

A court in Tashkent has sentenced a young man to three days arrest for resisting a fare inspector on a public bus, the Ministry of Transport said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met members of Uzbekistan's national chess and para chess teams, along with their families and coaches Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

A FIFA delegation led by President Gianni Infantino has arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit. The visit, scheduled for Sept. 29-30, will focus on developing football infrastructure, supporting young talent and expanding international cooperation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Opening the conversation, Mirziyoyev warmly congratulated Pezeshkian on his birthday and wished him good health, family well-being and continued success in his demanding public duties.

A series of legislative changes and other measures take effect in Uzbekistan on October 1, 2026. This overview draws on reporting by Gazeta.uz, the Ministry of Justice and the legislative database.

Uzbekistan opened 445 criminal cases over the rape of children under 14 between 2022 and 2025, according to figures presented at the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis on September 29 by Gulrukh Agzamova, chair of the Committee on Democratic Institutions and Civil Society Development.

The director of a preschool education institution in Nukus and her deputy have been detained on suspicion of taking 20 million soums in exchange for hiring a person as a speech therapist. A criminal case has been opened on bribery charges.

Uzbekistan is moving to toughen punishment for the gravest sexual crimes against children, including life imprisonment for the rape of a child under 14. The Legislative Chamber approved the relevant bill in first reading today.

From 6 to 10 September 2026, at the initiative of the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Republic of Uzbekistan, a group of Uzbek specialists working in water resource management and water conservation visited Israel as part of an exchange programme focused on modern approaches to water resource management, water-saving technologies and innovative solutions.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed Rewarding the winners and participants of the 46th World Chess Olympiad and the 3rd Para Chess Olympiad decree Monday.

Uzbekistan is considering changes to how cases of sexual harassment involving minors are handled. MPs from the Adolat and Milliy Tiklanish party groups in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis discussed the relevant bill Monday.

Borijar Street in Rakatboshi neighborhood of Tashkent's Yakkasaray district has been renamed Beijing Street, according to the Sept. 25 decision by the Tashkent City Council of People's Deputies.

Uzbekistan will host the 16th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in 2031, said Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration, who is attending the 15th congress now under way in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The decision is also written into the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted by participants.

A dedicated mobile app for buying suburban train tickets has been developed in Uzbekistan, the press service of Uztemiryolyolovchi, the government body responsible for passenger rail services said.

One person has been killed in a road accident involving a traffic police inspector in Zomin District, Jizzakh Province.

Uzbekistan will launch a Pension mobile app, Pension Fund director Murodbek Otajonov said at a news conference on Sept. 25.

Rain is forecast for several provinces of Uzbekistan this working week, with snow possible in the high mountains, the state weather service Uzhydromet said.