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The case of former government official Nozimjon Abdullaev once again raises the problem of torture in Uzbekistan's law enforcement system. In a recent report, Radio Ozodlik spoke with Bakhodir...

Gulirano Kosimova who recently won partial justice in a shocking case of beatings and abuse by the Uzbek authorities, has again spoken out in a recent video appeal. It marks a troubling escalation...

Nasiba Turdieva, a farmer from the Yakkabog district of Kashkadarya region, has been fighting for the past five years to keep the land that was illegally taken from her by order of the Yakkabog...

The case of school principal Gulirano Kosimova, who was beaten, stripped naked and then filmed by several police officers, has become one of the most revealing human rights cases in Uzbekistan in...

Farmers in Parkent district of Tashkent region face intimidation, unlawful land confiscations and a coordinated pressure campaign A major tourism development planned in Parkent district of Tashkent...

In the Shurchi district of Surkhandarya region, around 80 farmers were forced onto buses late at night on October 31, 2025, and brought to a “meeting” with regional officials, escorted by police....

The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference is currently taking place in Samarkand. As local media enthusiastically report, this is the first time in 40 years that the conference is being held...

Uzbekistan’s drip-irrigation drive has left farmers with loans, sham installations, and missing subsidies. The Abdullaev case illustrates how poor oversight and patronage can turn conservation funding into debt risk.

On the eve of UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference in Samarkand, a local voice questions funding opacity and on-site neglect: protected zones face demolitions, plaques become décor, and real care falls to residents—not ceremonies, fireworks, or international prestige.

Police in Fergana’s Furqat district beat school principal Gulirano Kosimova and tried to force a false rape claim against tax chief Kurbonali Abdurakhmonov. Surveillance footage disproved the setup. The district police chief was fired and charged; prosecutors say the case has been sent to court.

Rishton farmers faced gunpoint threats and fabricated charges; appeals overturned key counts while probes stalled. Systemic impunity makes official claims of a sustainable cotton industry untenable.

Dilfuza Toshmatova, deputy hokim of Sariosiyo district of Surkhandarya region, became the first casualty of this year’s cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, which has faced a shortage of pickers for the...

A video has surfaced showing a local Uzbek official coercing community workers to pick cotton and recruit others under threat of job loss. The footage reveals deep-rooted pressure tactics amid a labor shortage, despite legal prohibitions on forced labor.

Farmer Shavkat Kudratov from Uzbekistan’s Shakhrisabz district describes how the local hokim deprived him of water, crops, and even his car in retaliation for criticism. He warns that if he is arrested or disappears, the responsibility lies with hokim Samad Khasanov. Uzbek Forum calls for urgent investigation.

A new investigation highlights two recent incidents of police violence in Uzbekistan, with victims suffering severe injuries backed by medical records. Despite legal obligations to investigate torture, authorities delay inquiries, fail to suspend implicated officers, and allow evidence to disappear — reinforcing a system of impunity.

Chairman of the Hosildor Oltintola cooperative, Abdurasul Haitov © Kun.uz Uzbekistan’s cotton sector, long associated with state control and forced labor, is now facing a different but equally...