Culture & History
Why Uzbekistan Waited Until 2008 to End the Death Penalty
Uzbekistan's president abolished the death penalty in August 2005 but set the start date for 2008. The official reason was prisons. Here's what happened.
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Why TikTok Is Still Blocked in Uzbekistan
A 2021 data-localisation rule got TikTok blocked in Uzbekistan. The rule was eased in March 2026, yet the app still fails to load. The law, and the gap.
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Uzbekistan's Latin-Script Law and Its Missed Deadlines
Uzbekistan legislated a move to Latin script in 1993 and has missed every deadline since. The laws, the dates, and the 2026 reform that tries again.
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Uzbekistan's Gambling Law Since January 2025
How Uzbekistan ended a ban dating from 2007: the 2024 decree, the licensing rules, why casinos stay illegal, and why the licences were slow to appear.
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Karakalpakstan's Right to Secede: Article 74, Now Article 89
Uzbekistan's constitution lets Karakalpakstan secede by referendum. What it says, why it moved from Article 74 to 89, and the week it nearly vanished.
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What Is a Mahalla, Legally? From the 1993 Law to Mahalla Seven
The mahalla is a legal body with a chair, state-paid staff and duties from welfare to policing religion. How the law built it, 1993 to the mahalla seven.
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Uzbekistan's Jury Trial Pilot: What Starts in November 2026
From November 2026, Tashkent courts are due to try their gravest criminal cases with lay jurors. What the pilot covers, what's still unknown, and why now.
Culture & History
Paying Instead of Serving: Uzbekistan's 28-Day Army Option
Uzbek men can pay seven times the minimum wage and train for 28 days instead of serving a year. How the buyout works, what it costs now, and its roots.
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The End of Tashkent's Propiska (October 2025)
How Tashkent's Soviet-rooted residence permit decided where Uzbeks could live, work and school their children, and how a 2025 law finally retired it.
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Uzbekistan's Exit Visa: The Last One in the Former USSR
Until 2019 Uzbeks needed an OVIR sticker to travel beyond the former USSR. How the exit visa worked, how it was abused, and how it finally ended.