The Senate passed the Ensuring freedom of conscience of individuals in the Republic of Uzbekistan and approving the concept of national policies in the religious sphere Bill. The Bill has now been sent to the president to be signed into law and to take effect.

Website of Kun.uz news publication was inaccessible for over a day starting from late on February 18. The website resumed on Wednesday evening. Yesterday, the editorial staff said that this was due to technical problems with the server which hosts the website.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan has put the religious blogger Alisher Tursunov (aka Mubashir Akhmad) on the Wanted list on Wednesday.

Security measures were tightened at Tashkent’s school #71 in response to a perceived terrorist threat. The school received bomb threat was an anonymous person who promised to stage a "bloody massacre." In connection with this, all students were checked with metal detectors in the morning.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber reviewed the bill, which is aimed at improving the social services system. In recent years, Uzbekistan has been reforming the process of assigning pensions. The practice of issuing pensions based on one ID document has already been adopted, thanks to integration with governmental service centers and the Unified Portal of Interactive Governmental Services.

The Anti-trust Committee found a collusion to keep prices high between 47 gas filling stations in Bukhara province. Monitoring conducted by the Bukhara province branch of the committee showed that the retail price of 1 cubic meter of compressed gas at filling stations until December 6, 2024 was from 3,850 to 3,950 soums, and in the period from December 7 to 9, it rose to 4,150 soums, or by 8%.

Hundreds of greenhouses, factories and social facilities were found to be violating emission standards in the capital and Tashkent province, the press service of the Ministry of Environmental said.

As part of the activities of the Youth Affairs Agency, a national target fund will be set within the Fund for Support of Young Entrepreneurs aimed at the development of youth entrepreneurship.

Uzbekistan’s defense industry companies showcased three of its military equipment at the IDEX-2025 international Defense Industry Exhibition in the UAE.

0.56-ha land plot in Uchtepa district of Tashkent city was sold for 55.13 billion soum, $4.2 million USD in an auction on February 14. The plot is located in the Khamdoost mahalla, at the intersection of Lutfi and Katta Khirmontepa streets. The buyer, Al-Baraka Qop Biznes unveiled the plan to build an apartment building on the land.

21-year-old convict of the #14 penal colony, in Almalyk, Tashkent province, Muhammadkodir Pulatov, died On February 15, the director of the Ezgulik human rights society "" Abdurakhmon Tashanov said on his Facebook page.

At the Al-Ula Conference For Emerging Market Economy, the Government of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Development Bank signed two agreements aimed at developing the education sector and improving Uzbekistan's road infrastructure.

Following the talks in Al-Kuwait City, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Sabah signed a joint statement on the development of Uzbek-Kuwaiti comprehensive partnership ties and oversaw the signing of other accords:

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal al-Sabah held a head-to-head meeting and between the delegations of the two countries today at the Al-Bayan Palace in Kuwait city.

The National Cynological Center under the Customs Committee awarded 14 dogs serving in customs authorities in Tashkent and the provinces with a special badge for merit, the press service of the Committee said.

Uzbek Ambassador Ravshan Alimov met with Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Tangriguly Atakhaliyev. During the meeting, the parties discussed the ways to further develop the bilateral cooperation in the agriculture and water management, as well as environmental protection.

The president Mirziyoyev approved amendments on February 13 to the Labor Code related to compensation for unused vacation. Previously, the Article 234 of the Labor Code provided for the payment of monetary compensation for all unused vacation days upon resigning, as well as for the part of the annual vacation exceeding the minimum 21 calendar days. Now the amendments have specified that Sunday shall not be added when calculating compensation.

The Legislative Chamber’s Innovative Development and IT Committee commenced preliminary discussions on the bill aimed at strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights Saturday.

On February 17, no precipitation is expected in Uzbekistan during the day, Uzgidromet said. After a sharp cold snap last weekend, the temperature will begin to rise quickly and by midday across Uzbekistan.

Seven officials of power and gas supply companies were arrested right in the meeting on countering utilities-related corruption in Samarkand, the press service of the Attorney General's Office said.