Human Rights Defender Javokhir Muminov Arrested in Kashkadarya Region

by | June 15, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Human rights defender Javokhir Muminov, a member of the Uzbek human rights organization Ezgulik, was arrested in Kashkadarya region on June 5, 2026, on suspicion of extortion under Article 165(3) of...
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Investigation Into School Beating Disappears From Media Amid Pressure on Journalists

by | June 10, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

A high-profile investigation into the violent beating of two school students by a teacher in Tashkent has raised serious concerns about media freedom in Uzbekistan and has also highlighted the...
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Khorezm Farmer Appeals Confiscation of 129 Hectares Amid Continuing Concerns Over Land Rights

by | June 9, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

In April 2026, an economic court ruled in favor of the Kushkupir district (hokimiyat) administration in Uzbekistan’s Khorezm region and ordered the early termination of a long-term land lease...
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Farmers Allege Forced Land Seizures and Destruction of Nearly 300 Hectares of Wheat

by | June 1, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Farmers in Navbahor district of Navoi region have accused local authorities of forcibly seizing agricultural land, destroying productive wheat fields shortly before harvest, and pressuring farmers...
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ADB’s Commitment to Zero Tolerance on Reprisals Meets Uzbekistan’s Reality of Fear and Silence

by | May 20, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Safeguards exist on paper, but are development banks prepared to confront the political realities that prevent those safeguards from functioning in practice?    The Asian Development Bank’s...
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Uzbekistan Continues its Crackdown on Freedom of Expression and Government Critics: Blogger Jailed for “Insulting the President Online”

by | April 17, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Uzbekistan, which once sought to salvage its international reputation by liberalizing freedom of expression, has increasingly shifted toward tightening control over public discourse, monitoring and...
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Tech Oligarchs’ Greed for Profit Endangers Free Speech in Uzbekistan: How Meta and YouTube are Failing Rights Activists and Enabling Repression

by | April 8, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Targeted attacks in the form of copyright complaints, which have led to the removal of independent social media channels, suggest that new and effective methods of suppressing freedom of expression...
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Convicted Criminal and Former Minister Freed – Mother with Cancer and Psychiatric Detention Victim Remain Imprisoned

by | March 24, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

On March 19, 2026, President Mirziyoyev announced that 392 convicted criminals currently serving prison sentences in Uzbekistan had been pardoned. Among them, 223 individuals were fully released...
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“Why do they keep interfering everywhere just because they claim to represent the President?”: Teachers the latest victims of unwarranted interventions by local officials

by | March 19, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

Teachers from a secondary school in Uzbekistan’s Navoi region reported that the head (hokim) of Karmana district summoned them to the district administration building and forced them to stand during...
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Sardoba Flood Victims Fined for Peaceful Protest For Promised Housing

by | February 23, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

On February 17, 2026, the Akaltyn District Criminal Court in Syrdarya region fined three local residents for violating an article of the Uzbek Administrative Code, finding them guilty of breaching...
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Uzbek Court Strips Lawyer Allan Pashkovsky of License After Video Appeal to President

by | February 5, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

An appeals court in Tashkent has upheld a court decision to revoke the license of lawyer Allan Pashkovskiy, according to the Hook Report. Pashkovskiy was accused of violating professional ethics in...
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“Surrender voluntarily, or we’ll take you to court anyway”: The despair of farmers in Khavast district in Syrdarya

by | February 4, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

In January this year, Uzbek media reported that authorities in Khavast district of Syrdarya region were forcing farmers en masse in to write statements agreeing to the “voluntary” termination of...
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Allegations of torture behind closed doors: the case of Nozimjon Abdullaev

by | January 13, 2026 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

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...
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After the Verdict, the Fear Continues: Gulirano Kosimova Warns of Threats and Retaliation

by | December 19, 2025 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

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...
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Land Taken, Justice Denied: An Uzbek Farmer’s Battle Against State Seizure of Land

by | December 9, 2025 | Development Finance, Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

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...
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Partial Justice for Torture Victim: Two Officials Convicted – Another Nine Keep Their Jobs

by | December 4, 2025 | Human Rights Alerts | 0 Comments

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...
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