Of the 661,000 Uzbek citizens who returned from labor migration, 557,000 have been engaged in income-generating activity, Minister of Employment and Poverty Reduction Botir Zakhidov told a plenary session of the Legislative Chamber on September 29.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the presidential press service said. At the beginning of the meeting, the FIFA chief commended Uzbekistan’s recent football achievements.

MPs have passed in second reading the bill aimed overhauling the system for protecting children from all forms of violence. The bill, which aims to toughen penalties for crimes against children and better protect the rights of victims, would amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Administrative Liability Code and a number of other laws.

Land prices in Tashkent remained below last year's level in June, according to the Central Bank's real estate market review. The average asking price for a sotka (100 square meters) was about 292 million soums, 9% lower than in June 2025, when it stood at 334 million soums. For comparison, the average in June 2024 was 342 million soums, and in April of that year it reached 364 million soums.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited New Uzbekistan University on the eve of Teachers and Mentors' Day and toured an exhibition on education reforms and future plans.

A total of 61,548 Uzbeks who use the Solar Household program will receive 105.4 billion soums in subsidies for August, for electricity they generated with solar panels and fed into the national grid, according to the State Tax Committee.

Writer Hamid Ismailov has been named among the potential contenders for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The list also includes internationally renowned authors such as Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, David Grossman, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King.

On the eve of Teachers Day on October 1, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is now meeting with teachers New Uzbekistan University, the presidential press service said.

Police have shut down a fraudulent call center operating out of an apartment in a high-rise building in Tashkent's Shaykhantakhur district, the Tashkent Province Police Department said.

Uzbekistan ranked 77th among 139 countries in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), up two places from 2025. The rankings were published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 29 in partnership with the Portulans Institute, corporate and academic network partners, and the GII Advisory Board. The report draws on nearly 80 indicators.

A court in Tashkent has sentenced a young man to three days arrest for resisting a fare inspector on a public bus, the Ministry of Transport said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met members of Uzbekistan's national chess and para chess teams, along with their families and coaches Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

A FIFA delegation led by President Gianni Infantino has arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit. The visit, scheduled for Sept. 29-30, will focus on developing football infrastructure, supporting young talent and expanding international cooperation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Opening the conversation, Mirziyoyev warmly congratulated Pezeshkian on his birthday and wished him good health, family well-being and continued success in his demanding public duties.

A series of legislative changes and other measures take effect in Uzbekistan on October 1, 2026. This overview draws on reporting by Gazeta.uz, the Ministry of Justice and the legislative database.

Uzbekistan opened 445 criminal cases over the rape of children under 14 between 2022 and 2025, according to figures presented at the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis on September 29 by Gulrukh Agzamova, chair of the Committee on Democratic Institutions and Civil Society Development.

The director of a preschool education institution in Nukus and her deputy have been detained on suspicion of taking 20 million soums in exchange for hiring a person as a speech therapist. A criminal case has been opened on bribery charges.

Uzbekistan is moving to toughen punishment for the gravest sexual crimes against children, including life imprisonment for the rape of a child under 14. The Legislative Chamber approved the relevant bill in first reading today.

From 6 to 10 September 2026, at the initiative of the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Republic of Uzbekistan, a group of Uzbek specialists working in water resource management and water conservation visited Israel as part of an exchange programme focused on modern approaches to water resource management, water-saving technologies and innovative solutions.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed Rewarding the winners and participants of the 46th World Chess Olympiad and the 3rd Para Chess Olympiad decree Monday.