Uzbekistan

Uzbek citizen gets 5.5 years in Russian prison for online justification of terrorism

13:27 10/01/2020 The Second West District Military Court has sentenced Uzbek citizen Shermukhammad Shamsiddinov to 5.5 years in prison for public justification of terrorism on the Internet.

Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen to be extended – Moskalkova

16:37 16/09/2019 The Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen has great possibilities for provision of assistance to people and will be extended, according to the Russian human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.

Russian newspaper journalist must not be deported to Uzbekistan - ECHR

16:19 04/08/2017 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Ali Feruz, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta newspaper, must not be deported from Russia to Uzbekistan during the hearing of his case in Strasbourg.

Russian court detains Uzbek citizen suspected of pushing for dismantlement of statehood

14:45 22/03/2016 The Pushkinsky District Court in St. Petersburg has ordered the detention of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan suspected of organizing a terrorist group and dismantlement of the Russian statehood.

U.S. asks European countries to freeze assets in Telecom corruption case – report

11:11 14/08/2015 U.S. authorities have asked five European countries to freeze bank assets of several major Telecom companies suspected of involvement in corruption activities in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistani resident gets five years in prison for human trafficking

10:33 12/08/2015 The Tashkent Regional Criminal Court has sentenced Ochilboi Sherov to five years in prison for human trafficking between Uzbekistan and Russia.

12 jihadists sentenced to long prison terms in Uzbekistan

13:41 08/04/2015 Twelve members of a jihadist group have received sentences ranging from six to ten years in Uzbekistan.

Three Russians arrested in Uzbekistan for creating religious sect

16:42 20/03/2015 Uzbek police have arrested three Russians for creating and maintaining a religious sect.

ISIS recruiter goes on trial in Uzbekistan

10:44 28/11/2014 The Kashkadarya Regional Criminal Court of Uzbekistan is trying an Uzbek citizen for participating in military action as a member of ISIS and recruiting supporters, RIA Novosti reports on Friday.

Uzbekistan updates online media legislation in fight over extremism

12:40 05/09/2014 Fresh amendments to the Uzbek law on online media which have come into effect on Friday allow blocking access to websites as well as blogs which contain unverified information or information deemed to be extrimist.

Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in eastern Uzbekistan

11:56 01/08/2014 The Namangan police in eastern Uzbekistan have arrested members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion for trying to convert local Muslims and for holding secret prayer meetings, a local police officer told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Over 100 Uzbek officials charged with public property fraud

11:51 29/07/2014 Over 100 officials in Uzbekistan have been charged with criminal or administrative offenses for unlawful activity involving public property. The news was announced in a presidential statement, RIA Novosti reports.

Extremists who operated in Russia sentenced in Uzbekistan

11:48 23/07/2014 A criminal court in the Qashqadaryo Province, southern Uzbekistan, has sentenced six citizens of Uzbekistan, including three women, to between nine and 15 years in prison for involvement in the terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a court representative told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

Uzbek president’s daughter friends sentenced for tax evasion

15:52 14/07/2014 An Uzbek court has handed down prison sentences to Rustam Madumarov and Gayane Avakyan, close acquaintances of the Uzbek president’s daughter, Gulnara Karimova, the Uzbek language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty announced on Monday.

Leader of Central Asian terrorist group arrested near Moscow

11:32 28/05/2014 The police have arrested a member of the banned terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who was recruiting Central Asians in the Moscow Region.

Telecoms giant VimpelCom faces US, Dutch investigations

15:29 12/03/2014 Telecommunications giant VimpelCom is presently facing investigations by the US and Dutch authorities, apparently in connection with its operations in Uzbekistan.

Uzbek сourt jails 6 for human trafficking to Russia

17:28 14/11/2013 A court in Uzbekistan has jailed six people on charges of organizing a major human trafficking channel to Russia, local media reported Thursday.

Websites critical of Uzbekistan's government unblocked

10:52 28/10/2013 A number of news websites carrying coverage critical of Uzbekistan’s government became available for viewing Sunday after years of being blocked in the authoritarian Central Asian nation.

Uzbekistan court leaves Vimpelcom's Unitel on list of monopolies

12:45 19/09/2013 A court in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent has rejected an appeal launched by Vimpelcom Uzbek subsidiary Unitel seeking its removal from the country's monopoly registry.

Uzbek national extradited from Thailand convicted of human trafficking

13:10 10/06/2013 Khursand Akhadova, a citizen of Uzbekistan, has been extradited from Thailand and sentenced to 14.6 years in prison for human trafficking.

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