Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan lifts state of emergency in Karakalpakstan

Additional security forces deployed to the region have started withdrawing with order restored after massive protests.

Uzbekistan: Over a dozen killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest

The state prosecutor said that at least 18 people were killed and 243 others wounded during last week's unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan region after protests erupted over planned constitutional changes affecting the territory's status.

There are 'fatalities' in Karakalpakstan region: Uzbek President Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan has decreed a month-long state of emergency in the region where a large protest erupted over proposed changes to the constitution that would have weakened the region's autonomous status.

Uzbekistan declares state of emergency in Karakalpakstan

The measure was being taken to "ensure the safety of citizens, protect their rights and freedoms (and) restore law and order" in the territory, presidency said in a statement.

Türkiye, Uzbekistan look to boost trade volume level to $10B

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye was the first country to recognise Uzbekistan’s independence as he spoke at length about their strong bilateral relationship.

Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev secures second term in landslide victory

Incumbent leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins his second term in office with a crushing 80.1 percent of votes, Central Election Commission has announced.

Voting ends in Uzbekistan's presidential elections

Pro-reform President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who took power in late 2016, is expected to secure a second term.

Is US losing the new Great Game in Central Asia?

Through Central Asian countries, Beijing is fast realising its dream of connecting nations from Pakistan to Poland to China and reviving the ancient Great Silk Road, outpacing both the US and Russia.

Uzbekistan holds polls under pro-reform leader

The election is the first in the nation of 33 million since Mirziyoyev took power in late 2016 following the death of strongman Islam Karimov, who had run the former Soviet republic as a police state for 27 years.

Can Uzbekistan's new leader reform the country?

If the Uzbek president wants genuine reform of religious freedoms in the country, he faces a steep uphill battle.

Is jail saving Uzbek ‘princess’ from extradition to the US?

Uzbek authorities oppose Karimova’s extradition to the US because she knows too much about top Uzbek officials, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who served as prime minister in her father’s government, an analyst said.

President Erdogan gets warm welcome in Uzbekistan

The Turkish president arrived in Tashkent on Monday for a three-day official visit to the former Soviet central Asian nation.