In 2017, after a dozen years listed as a “Country of Particular Concern” with regard to violations of religious freedom by the U.S. State Department, Uzbekistan was dropped to a lower category ...

In October 2017, Ahmed Shaheed — then the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief — was the first U.N. special rapporteur to visit Uzbekistan since 2002. The visit ...

The Uzbek government is restricting religious freedom despite promises to eliminate restrictions. The Uzbekistan authorities still consider legitimate expression of religious sentiment or belief ...

Uzbekistan has adopted a new law on religion that affords some marginal concessions but mostly leaves restrictions in place, much to the dismay of faith advocacy groups. Among the more contentious ...

President Mirziyoyev has signed the law that provides for measures to combat extremism and terrorism. Currently, there are 2,300 religious associations of 16 different faiths active in the country ...

Uzbekistan adopted a law on "freedom of conscience and religious institutions" Wednesday which expands religious freedom in the country. The law came into force after it was signed by President ...

Uzbekistan, said Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and State Security Service chief Abdusalim Azizov, was facing a new wave of "religious radicalization." The meeting was unannounced and no statement ...

2021 Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP Uzbekistan’s government keeps promising to reform its authoritarian ways – and keeps failing to do so properly. The latest issue concerns blocks on religious freedom.

On February 2, the police in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent ... According to those arrested during these raids, they were forced to remove their beards because of religious reasons. This is the latest ...

TASHKENT -- Uzbekistan has intensified measures against "religious extremism" and "terrorism" recently, raiding the homes of suspected extremists, warning parents against sending children to ...

Tashkent (AsiaNews) - The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has signed the law ‘on the conception of state policy for the guarantee of freedom of conscience and religious profession ...