Former Uzbek lawmaker Rasul Kusherbaev wrote on Telegram on October 30 that police in Tashkent briefly detained more than 100 people after they gathered in the center of the Uzbek capital a day earlier to express support for Palestinians in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Uzbek media cited police sources as saying that those detained were released after being charged with violating regulations for public gatherings, for which they face fines or up to 15 days in jail if found guilty of holding an unsanctioned public event. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
