The Latest Breaking News from Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Ahead of the visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Saudi Arabia, the embassy of Uzbekistan in Riyadh expected a rapid and dynamic development of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Cooperation is expected in the fields of energy, information technology, telecommunications, health, biotechnology and agriculture, in addition to forestry,…

Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the republic of Karakalpakstan over a proposal to strip the region of its autonomous status, a rights group said.

Last week’s unrest in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan has an economic and a complicated political side.

At least 18 people were killed and 243 injured during unrest in an autonomous province, according to authorities.

The country’s autonomous Karakalpakstan province has seen rare major unrest over planned constitutional changes.

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Sunday there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests in the Central Asian country, and an exiled opposition politician said at least five people had been killed.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday dropped plans to curtail the autonomy of the country's Karakalpakstan province following a rare public protest in the northwestern region, his office said.

After Uzbekistan’s unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.