Uzbekistan throws party for Afghanistan talks, Taliban skips What marked the conference as particularly unusual was the large number of international journalists in town. Mar 29, 2018
Uzbekistan Begins Building Power Line to Afghanistan Work on building the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri line will start in June. Mar 26, 2018
Uzbekistan Opens New Railway Routes to Kyrgyzstan, Russia The appearance of these routes comes as Tashkent explores ways to reconnect with the outside world. Mar 22, 2018
Remittances to Central Asia Surge But Fall Short of Historic Highs Kyrgyzstan has had an especially good year, courtesy of its EEU membership status. Mar 22, 2018
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Learn to Be Friends Again Beyond the political agreements signed during Mirziyoyev's visit to Dushanbe, there was also much talk of money. Mar 12, 2018
Uzbekistan Gives Backing to Tajikistan's Hydropower Project Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered that olive branch and much more during his historic trip to Dushanbe. Mar 9, 2018
Uzbekistan: Court Rules to Investigate Journalist Torture Claims Bobomurod Abdullayev took off his shirt in the courtroom to show bruising along his left arm. Mar 7, 2018
Net Tightens Around Uzbekistan's Ex-General Prosecutor Police have issued an arrest warrant for the now-jailed former top prosecutor's fugitive son. Mar 7, 2018
Uzbekistan: New Allegations of Torture Emerge in Journalist’s Case Bobomurod Abdullayev says he was beaten, denied sleep and that his jailers threatened to rape his daughter. Mar 4, 2018
Uzbekistan Filmgoers Get to See Death of Stalin. For Free Tashkent normally follows Russia's lead in banning movies, making this planned screening all the more unusual. Mar 1, 2018
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Open 10 New Border Crossings The development adds deeds to words of improved relations between the formerly hostile neighbors. Mar 1, 2018
Central Asia: Put Out the Islamic State Flags Officials argue that the flag has the power to sow public unrest and propagate terrorist activities. Mar 1, 2018
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Railroad Set for Imminent Reactivation The reappearance of this route presents the prospect of one day joining Tajikistan to the Persian Gulf by railroads. Feb 28, 2018
Uzbekistan: Abdullayev Case Taken Over by Prosecutors Bobomurod Abdullayev has managed to hire a lawyer to represent him, which he was previously prevented from doing by security services. Feb 20, 2018
Uzbekistan: Intelligentsia Make Plea For Opposition Leader’s Return 450 writers, scientists and teachers appealed to the president to let Muhammad Solih end his 25-year exile. Feb 15, 2018
Tajikistan to Sell Electricity to Uzbekistan in Boon For Integration The Tajik state-run power company says a sales agreement is in place, but sides have yet to land on a price mechanism. Feb 14, 2018
Uzbekistan Unblocks Banned Websites Internet users reported being able to open the once-blocked websites around lunchtime on February 12. Feb 12, 2018
Report: Uzbekistan Case Against Jailed Reporter to Be Dropped A prominent rights activist has said his sources have told him the security services agents in charge of the case themselves face arrest. Feb 8, 2018
Uzbekistan: Security Services Lose Elite Units The shakeup occurred just weeks before the president removed the long-serving head of the agency. Feb 7, 2018
Uzbekistan Racing Against Time to Avoid Energy Crunch Encouraging developments in Uzbekistan’s attention-starved oil and gas industry are looming on the horizon, the president promises. Feb 6, 2018
Uzbekistan Takes Another Stab at Visa Rules Shakeup The government says embassies will issue tourist visas to citizens of 39 countries within two days. Feb 5, 2018
As Uzbekistan’s Last Stalinist Politician Exits Scene, What Next? The powerful head of Uzbekistan's security services is out, but rights activists caution against premature celebration. Feb 1, 2018
Uzbekistan: President Fires Powerful Security Services Chief Rumors that the president was set to dislodge Rustam Inoyatov have been circulating for months. Jan 31, 2018
Uzbekistan: Contentious Figure Takes Over Top Boxing Post Gafur Rakhimov, who has been linked by US authorities to organized crime, has promised to “make boxing great again." Chris Rickleton Jan 29, 2018
Uzbekistan: Tajik-Speaking Teachers in Short Supply Tajik communities hoping the issue might be addressed when the Uzbek president visits Tajikistan in March. Jan 26, 2018
