The director of Ezgulik human rights society, Abdurakhmon Tashanov said he had been under increasing pressure. In particular, on January 26, when he was flying to India, his passport was taken and he had been held for more than an hour at Tashkent International Airport, and he was allegedly abused" he wrote on his Facebook channel.

Eight-year-old boy died in a traffic accident in Termez district of Surkhandarya province, the press service of the provincial police department said. Reportedly, he crossed the road where there was no zebra crossing.

 President Shavkat Mirziyoyev cordially congratulated the president-elect of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko over the telephone on his landslide victory in the elections on Sunday, the Uzbek president’s press service said.

The Foreign Minister, Olim Abdullaev hosted executives of the German SBH West GmbH (Stiftung Bildung & Handwerk), an education and qualifications development company, the Ministry said.

The President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov visited Uzbekistan, the Uzbek presidency press service said in a statement.

The Tashkent subway carried 270.3 million passengers in 2024, recording a stagering a 98.3 million increase, or 57.2%, to 2023 figure of 172 million passengers, the press service of the Statistics Agency said in areport.

The Senate passed a bill adopting a point system for traffic offences at its January 24 meeting, the press service of the Senate said.

Uzbek government delegation led by the Director of the Migration, Behzod Musaev, and the Deputy Foreign Minister, Olimjon Abdullaev visited Qatar on January 23-25.

Surkhandarya province governor, Ulugbek Qosimov cancelled his own order of January 20 on awarding 661 million soums, or 51,000 USD, in bonuses to his eight deputies and the mayors of Termez city and districts on the occasion of Army Day - January 14. This was reported by the governor’s office, citing "public objections" as the reason for cancelling.

Uzbekistan's population as of January 1, 2025 stood a 37 million 543.2 thousand people, growing by 2%, or 743.4 thousand people in 2024, the Statistics Agency said in a report.

Officials of the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction hosted a delegation from the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA).

Two female students of School No. 59 in the Shaykhantakhur district of Tashkent, have been confirmed to have tuberculosis, the press service of the Ministry of Health said.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber reviewed and passed bill banning electronic cigarettes. The bill proposed to prohibit the production, manufacture, storage, transportation or sale of nicotine consumption devices, including electronic cigarettes and liquids for them, as well as importing into and export from Uzbekistan.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for Tashkent city on the weekend. There will be no precipitation on Friday, during the day the air will rise up to +5…+7 degrees Celsius. No precipitation is expected on the weekend either.

Senate has reviewed amendments to road safety-related regulations. The amendments stipulate criminal liability for repetition of drunk driving and for driving a vehicle by a person who haв been banned from driving.

The Senate backed the Bill allowing individuals to photograph and film law enforcement officers and distribute the footages Wednesday.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the new President of the European Council António Costa Thursday, the presidential press service said.

The Presidential Aide Saida Mirziyoyeva met with the senior officials of UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP, OECD, World Bank and others Thursday.

Uzbekistan Railways announced the launch of Parkent to Tashkent electrified railway project. The launch ceremony dedicated to Baitkurgon to Parkent railway line project took place in Parkent district of Tashkent province. The 23.8 km railroad is being designed by Boshtransproekt.

The Central Bank will continue to buy foreign government bonds to diversify its gold and foreign exchange reserves, the Central Bank’s deputy governor, Abror Mirzo Olimov said at a press conference today.