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St. Petersburg court detains Uzbek citizen charged with financing terrorists

The Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan Rafikzhon Akhmedov charged with terrorism funding until April 7.

12:38 10.02.2021

Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in Moscow

The Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.

15:58 28.10.2020

Presidential Council member urges civic activists to help migrants return to their homelands

Regional authorities, civic chambers and ombudsmen need to pay attention to the fact that numerous migrants concentrate in certain Russian regions and help them to return to their homes, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod believes.

16:27 28.09.2020

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

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.

13:27 10.01.2020

Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen to be extended – Moskalkova

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.

16:37 16.09.2019

Russian newspaper journalist must not be deported to Uzbekistan - ECHR

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.

16:19 04.08.2017

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

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.

14:45 22.03.2016

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

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.

11:11 14.08.2015

Uzbekistani resident gets five years in prison for human trafficking

The Tashkent Regional Criminal Court has sentenced Ochilboi Sherov to five years in prison for human trafficking between Uzbekistan and Russia.

10:33 12.08.2015

12 jihadists sentenced to long prison terms in Uzbekistan

Twelve members of a jihadist group have received sentences ranging from six to ten years in Uzbekistan.

13:41 08.04.2015

Three Russians arrested in Uzbekistan for creating religious sect

Uzbek police have arrested three Russians for creating and maintaining a religious sect.

16:42 20.03.2015

ISIS recruiter goes on trial in Uzbekistan

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.

10:44 28.11.2014

Uzbekistan updates online media legislation in fight over extremism

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.

12:40 05.09.2014

Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in eastern Uzbekistan

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.

11:56 01.08.2014

Over 100 Uzbek officials charged with public property fraud

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.

11:51 29.07.2014

Extremists who operated in Russia sentenced in Uzbekistan

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.

11:48 23.07.2014

Uzbek president’s daughter friends sentenced for tax evasion

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.

15:52 14.07.2014

Leader of Central Asian terrorist group arrested near Moscow

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.

11:32 28.05.2014

Telecoms giant VimpelCom faces US, Dutch investigations

Telecommunications giant VimpelCom is presently facing investigations by the US and Dutch authorities, apparently in connection with its operations in Uzbekistan.

15:29 12.03.2014

Uzbek сourt jails 6 for human trafficking to Russia

A court in Uzbekistan has jailed six people on charges of organizing a major human trafficking channel to Russia, local media reported Thursday.

17:28 14.11.2013