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Javlon Tursunov

Javlon Tursunov — tafs uz coverage of uzbekistan. News, key facts and context in English, Uzbek and Russian.

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Uzbekistan

Brasserie Park restaurant employee in Tashkent receives 5 days of arrest over conflict with 17-year-old courier; summer terrace near TSUM dismantled

In Tashkent, a representative of the Brasserie Park restaurant insulted and threatened a 17-year-old courier who rode a scooter through the summer terrace on the sidewalk near TSUM. Video of the incident caused a wide resonance. The Mirabad district court sentenced the 36-year-old man to 5 days of administrative arrest under the petty hooliganism article. After an inspection, the city administration dismantled the terrace in the 'Blue Domes' park, having identified violations of free pedestrian passage.

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Uzbekistan

Autumn school holidays in Uzbekistan will begin on November 4

In general education schools of Uzbekistan, autumn holidays will run from November 4 to November 9, 2026 — six calendar days. The last school day of the first quarter is November 3, and classes of the second quarter will begin on November 10. The dates were confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and comply with the regulation “On General Secondary Education”.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
Uzbekistan

Seller of over 1.2 kg of hashish detained at a hotel in Tashkent

Officers of the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, together with the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies, detained a person at a hotel in the Yashnabad (Yakkasaray) district of Tashkent who was attempting to sell more than 1.2 kg of hashish. He had previously been convicted of similar crimes. A criminal case has been opened.

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's Cadastral Agency held on-site reception in Karakalpakstan: more than 200 appeals reviewed in two days

Over two days of on-site receptions by the Cadastral Agency in Karakalpakstan, more than 200 citizens' appeals were reviewed: on October 15, 136 appeals were received from 12 districts and one city of the republic; on October 16 in Beruni, 72 appeals from four districts were reviewed. The main topics were land plot rights and cadastral documents for real estate. The reception will continue on October 17 in Urgench.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

Participants of a Transnational Drug Group Detained in Tashkent Region

In the Tashkent region, a large drug crime group consisting of members of a transnational criminal community was detained while attempting to smuggle drugs from a neighboring republic. The group's leader, previously convicted, was caught red-handed during the seizure of 13 kg of hashish from a stash. In the Buka district, a drug dealer was detained while selling 2 kg of opium for $20,000. The total weight of seized drugs is equivalent to 75,000 single doses; criminal cases have been opened.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

In Tashkent, the family of a deceased 16-year-old girl is receiving social assistance, her brother is receiving psychological support

On October 12, 2026, a 16-year-old girl died at her home in the Almazar district of Tashkent; the investigation confirmed suicide. The body was discovered by her younger brother born in 2013. The Inson Center organized assistance for the family, the brother is receiving psychological support, and law enforcement agencies are conducting investigative actions.

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1 min read
Uzbekistan

Conflict between female students at School No. 49 of Samarkand district: deputy director reprimanded

An incident between female students of School No. 49 of Samarkand district occurred on October 12, 2026. The regional Department of Preschool and School Education reported that the administration and teachers committed shortcomings: the deputy director was reprimanded, and class teachers received a strict warning. Administrative measures were applied to the parents of the participants in the conflict.

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1 min read
Uzbekistan

Uzhydromet: warm and dry weather to persist in Uzbekistan on October 16–18

According to Uzhydromet's forecast, dry and warm weather is expected across Uzbekistan on October 16–18: at night +10…+15, during the day +22…+27, cooler in the northern regions. East wind at 7–12 m/s. No precipitation expected in Tashkent, daytime up to +26. In some foothill and mountain areas on October 17–18 rain is possible, turning into snow in high mountains.

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1 min read
Uzbekistan

Residents of five Tashkent districts complain of chemical smell in hot water — laboratory testing launched

Veolia Energy Tashkent has received complaints from residents of the Mirzo Ulugbek... no — Mirabad, Yakkasaray, Shaykhantahur, Chilanzar and Yunusabad districts about a foreign chemical smell in hot water. Samples have been taken for chemical-bacteriological and organoleptic analyses, and the data has been passed to the supplier — JSC Tashkent CHP — for flushing of the main networks. Results were promised after the studies are completed.

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2 min read
Uzbekistan

Air quality deteriorated in Tashkent overnight on October 16 due to temperature inversion

Overnight on October 16, air quality in Tashkent deteriorated due to unfavorable meteorological conditions and a temperature inversion: from 21:00 on October 15 the AQI index rose to a level unfavorable for sensitive groups, with the peak at 00:00. The temperature dropped to 11.8 degrees, and the wind was weak. On October 16 during the day, an average AQI level is expected, and the air is under constant monitoring by the Special Commission.

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1 min read
Uzbekistan

In Tashkent, four trees were cut down without authorization during the construction of an artificial lake in the Uchtepa district; the damage is estimated at 27 million soums

The Tashkent Main Department of Ecology reported that during the construction of an artificial reservoir in the Kurgantepa mahalla of the Uchtepa district, three Chinese elm trees and one mulberry tree were cut down without permission. The damage under Article 37 of the law is estimated at 27 million 280 thousand soums, and an administrative protocol is being drawn up. The khokimiyat had previously stated that the existing trees were planned to be preserved.

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2 min read
Uzbekistan

Greenhouses near Tashkent ask for permission to continue operating on 'green' terms

Ecology and climate change: greenhouse farms of the capital region, heated with coal, ask to be allowed to continue operating on the condition of switching to environmentally friendly technologies, following residents' complaints about deteriorating air quality. Modernization, online emission monitoring, and a switch to gas, electricity, geothermal and solar energy are proposed.

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2 min read
Uzbekistan

Tashkent explained how fires are fought in high-rises: aerial ladders reach 72 meters

Representatives of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergency Situations and the urban planning administration explained how fire safety is ensured in skyscrapers under construction in Tashkent that are 50 or more stories tall. The tallest aerial ladders reach 72 meters, so foreign standards are applied at the design stage, and rescue from great heights relies on internal systems: smoke-free staircases, fire lifts, sprinklers and drenchers.

Javlon Tursunov
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