Tokayev signals decriminalisation of defamation and liberalisation of public assembly laws

Japan to provide $3.5bn for industrial and agricultural development in Uzbekistan

The Economist names Uzbekistan country of the year

Uzbek payments system Humo’s terminals now accept Visa cards

Tajik authorities grant amnesty to opposition journalist Dodojon Atovulloev

Rights advocates publish report on situation of LGBT and HIV-positive people in Turkmenistan

Uzbek Information Agency tasked with decriminalising defamation and insult

Kyrgyz President signs law banning mining of uranium and thorium

Uzbek government to introduce VAT-exempt “medium-sized business” category

Uzbek city panoramas now available on Yandex Maps

Atambaev set to be accused of special forces soldier’s murder

Uzbek government triples the price of electricity for cryptocurrency miners

Karimova’s Swiss lawyer rejects accusations of Uzbek Prosecutor General’s Office

Fergana files lawsuit against Roskomnadzor

Gulnara Karimova’s Swiss lawyer refused entry to Uzbekistan

US State Department refused almost 70% of Uzbek visa applications

Access to Norwegian human rights organisation website restored in Uzbekistan

Authorised feminist march in Almaty attended by 6

Berdymukhamedov pardons hundreds ahead of Neutrality Day celebrations

Norwegian Helsinki Committee website inaccessible in Uzbekistan