Uzbekistan changes penalties for extremism: participation in banned organizations — from 5 to 10 years
The President signed law No. ZRU-1185 of November 2, 2026, amending the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Liability. Participation in extremist, separatist and fundamentalist organizations is now punishable by imprisonment of 5 to 10 years, while a number of acts on first commission have been reclassified as administrative offenses.
Aziz Karimov