The total number of crimes registered in Uzbekistan in 2024 was 132,298. This indicates that 199 out of every 100,000 residents were convicted of a crime during the past period.

A delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Barodar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs, arrived in Tashkent. Khojaev informed Barodar that Uzbek investors are ready to cooperate in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Afghanistan.

The Senate has approved a law allowing gambling and risk-based games to be licensed.

Tomorrow, February 20, the fourth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis will consider the law on approving the concept of state policy in the religious sphere.

On February 11, 2025, Mustafa Tursunbaev, a convict serving his sentence in penal colony No. 7, was crushed by a collapsed wall of a building that was currently being demolished.

On February 15, the body of 21-year-old convict Muhammadkadir Pulatov was removed from colony No. 14 in Almalyk.

During 2024, 91 citizens died in traffic accidents in Tashkent.

The United States has begun deporting citizens of several Asian countries to Panama to expedite deportations and prevent potential difficulties.

A new opportunity is being created in Uzbekistan to reduce the length of sentences for prisoners. According to a new draft law, a prisoner who reads one book and passes an exam will have their sentence reduced by 3 days.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is on an official visit to Malaysia.