Afghanistan's Neighbors Pledge Cooperation On Security
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan says regional military chiefs vowed to cooperation in the fight against terrorism and the narcotics trade during a two-day conference in Kabul.
Twelve Rights Watchdogs Urge Uzbekistan To Release Journalist, Others
Twelve human rights organizations have urged Uzbek authorities to release a journalist and other people they say have been "detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression."
Can An Alleged Uzbek Heroin Trafficker Save Amateur Boxing?
Boxing may be dropped from the next Olympics due to concerns about corruption, financial mismanagement, doping, and possible match-fixing. Meanwhile, the United States says the man tasked with cleaning up the sport's world governing body is a crime boss from Uzbekistan with links to international heroin trafficking.
Uzbek Tax, Customs Agencies Raided In 'Major Investigation'
Uzbekistan's top tax and customs agencies are being searched, documents seized, and employees questioned in a large-scale operation in Tashkent, officials say.
Stockholm Truck Attack Suspect Pleads Guilty As Trial Opens
The suspect in a deadly truck attack that stunned Sweden in April 2017 has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial in a Stockholm court.
Uzbek Suspect Had Contact With IS Militants During Stockholm Truck Attack
Failed Uzbek asylum seeker Rakhmat Akilov, accused of carrying out a deadly truck attack in Stockholm last April, had contact with high-ranking Islamic State militants, according to an investigation by RFE/RL's Uzbek and Tajik services with Swedish news agency TT.
Trial For Uzbek Man Charged In Stockholm Attack Set For February 13
A 39-year-old Uzbek asylum seeker charged with carrying out the deadly truck attack in Stockholm in April 2017 is scheduled to go on trial on February 13 on terrorism charges.
Stockholm Attacker Linked To Tajik IS Militants, RFE/RL Investigation Finds
The man charged with carrying out the deadly truck attack in Stockholm in April 2017 was in contact with Islamic State (IS) militants from Tajikistan, a joint investigation by RFE/RL and a Swedish news agency has found.
Moscow Court Rules Uzbek Journalist Feruz May Leave Russia
A Moscow court has rescinded a previous ruling to deport Uzbek journalist Ali Feruz from Russia, opening the way for him to leave for a third country.
'Reign Of Terror': British Sculptor Urged Not To Create Karimov Statue
A group of self-exiled Uzbek activists has urged British sculptor Paul Day not to erect a statue in Moscow honoring Uzbekistan's former authoritarian leader, the late President Islam Karimov – saying that if he does, "the blood of Karimov's victims will taint the artist's work forever."
Free After Nine Years, Uzbek Activist Says Tortured In Prison
An Uzbek journalist and rights activist says he was tortured in prison and is looking forward to getting on with his life after nine years behind bars.
Majlis Podcast: With Uzbek Security Chief Out, Mirziyoev Loses Last Obstacle To Reform
The latest session of the Majlis Podcast looks at the dismissal of Rustam Inoyatov, the head of Uzbekistan's powerful National Security Service.