Uzbekistan plans to protect and reward whistleblowers reporting corruption by issuing protection orders. In 2024, only 31 people were rewarded for reporting corruption, mostly with letters of appreciation. According to surveys, about 30% of citizens are afraid to report corruption.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on 11–12 December..

At a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, measures to combat corruption were presented, including a proposal to introduce an Anti-Corruption Cluster aimed at taking efforts in this sphere to a new level..

President of Paraguay Santiago Peña will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on 11–13 December..

The "Economic Review" journal continues to cover issues related to the implementation of the “mahallabay” system. We present to our readers an interview with Ilyas Muratov, the assistant to the hokim of Bulungur District of Samarkand region.

A 25-year-old man from Surkhandarya who fought in Russia’s war against Ukraine has been convicted. He sustained severe injuries after a shell explosion during the fighting. In court, he stated that Russian law enforcement officers deceived him into signing a military service contract, claiming it was “deportation documents”..

On 9 December, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), who is visiting Uzbekistan to attend the FIA General Assembly scheduled to take place in Tashkent..

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov has received Brazil’s newly appointed ambassador to Uzbekistan, Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos, based in Moscow..

Head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva has met in Cairo with the Grand Imam of Egypt and head of the Al-Azhar complex, Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyeb, to discuss strengthening cooperation in the fields of spirituality, education, and science..

Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree granting clemency to 615 individuals in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the adoption of Uzbekistan's Constitution..

In connection with Constitution Day, president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev pardoned 615 convicted individuals who repented and chose rehabilitation. Among them are 9 foreigners, 29 women, 23 men over 60, 264 people under 30 (including 2 minors) and 9 involved in prohibited organizations.

A court in Shahrisabz has sentenced two residents of Kashkadarya region to administrative arrest for filming a traffic police officer on duty and posting the footage online in a way deemed to damage the officer’s reputation..

Uzbekistan has approved an ambitious plan to upgrade Tashkent’s transport system, aiming to reduce congestion and increase the share of public transport use in the capital. The presidential decree, signed on 4 December, outlines key development targets for the city’s mobility network through 2030..

Uzbekistan has pledged to halve its harmful gas emissions by 2035 as part of its updated commitments under the Paris Agreement, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced, recalling the country’s participation in the recent COP-30 climate conference in Brazil..

A criminal case has been opened and three responsible officials have been taken into custody after the 2 December incident at the Bek Family Cafe kitchen in the Taraqqiyot neighborhood of Gulistan, where a liquefied gas cylinder exploded at around 10:50..