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Ahmadjon Odilov, one of the high-profile protagonists in a Soviet-era anticorruption campaign, has died at the age of 92.
Uzbek writer Nurullo Otahonov returned to Tashkent on September 27 after two years of self-imposed exile in Turkey and was detained by police upon arrival, his wife says.
Uzbekistan's government says private citizens will be allowed to purchase foreign cash as of October 1 for the first time since shortly after the country gained independence in the Soviet breakup of 1991.
The president of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, was continuing a visit to Uzbekistan on September 25 with a schedule that includes participation in a Tatarstan-Uzbekistan business forum.
Uzbekistan has devalued its currency by almost half as the former Soviet republic floated the som to end more than two decades of economic and market isolation.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has fired the defense minister who was a holdover from the previous administration and appointed an ally to the position, in a reshuffle of senior security officials.
Under the new regulations, the Uzbek currency, the som, will no longer be fixed to the U.S. dollar, while restrictions on the amount of foreign currencies individuals and companies can buy will be abolished.
Uzbek National Television and Radio Company chief Bobur Alikhonov has been dismissed after less than a month in the job, media reports said on August 30.
Marim Matkarimov says he just wanted to take a stroll to lose some weight. Instead, he spent the night in a detention center in his hometown of Urgench, in western Uzbekistan. He wasn't alone.
Live television talk shows have been ended abruptly in Uzbekistan, with authorities complaining that journalists have behaved disrespectfully toward public officials -- a charge that led to a heated exchange between the prime minister and a popular TV host.
Several live programs have disappeared from the airwaves in Uzbekistan in recent days, including a popular new talk show that was a forum for frank discussions of the shortcomings of the authorities.
Shavkat Mirziyoev has a new presidential residence on the outskirts of Tashkent -- and it's not one of the palaces used by previous Uzbek leaders.
Uzbekistan's recently launched 24-hour television news channel has expressed rare criticism of the policies of the late President Islam Karimov on its analytical program.
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) delegation will visit Uzbekistan for the first time since its office was suspended in the Central Asian country in July 2011.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyaev has signed an executive order on the possible introduction of new passports for citizens traveling abroad.
A high-ranking cleric in the Uzbek capital tells those who fail to pay utility bills that they won't be allow to depart for hajj.
Authorities in Kyiv say a detained relative of Uzbekistan's late President Islam Karimov has been released from house arrest and offered refugee status in Ukraine.
Uzbek human rights defender and opposition activist Nuriddin Jumaniyazov died in prison last year, a human rights activist says.
Uzbek police are investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly bullied and beaten by fellow students. The fatal incident sparked a public outcry, triggered a rare protest rally, and seemingly spurred authorities to react.
A Kazakh citizen has been arrested in Uzbekistan over what local authorities said were two extremist videos found on his mobile phone.
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