12.02.2026
“Sea Breeze” on Charvak in violation of Uzbekistan’s laws
We wrote about violations during the construction of a resort town on the Charvak reservoir (90 km east of Tashkent)…
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01.09.2025
Samarkand: UN Special Rapporteurs express concern over demolition of houses and reconstruction in UNESCO zone
Three UN Special Rapporteurs – Balakrishnan Rajagopal , SR on adequate housing as a component of the right to…
17.08.2025
Samarkand: “reconstruction” in the UNESCO zone continues
In April this year, news broke about the reconstruction (in essence, new construction) of the Al-Moturidi complex in Samarkand and…
03.04.2025
Samarkand: Evictions in the UNESCO protected area?
This year, according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 14, 2025, Uzbekistan will…
28.09.2021
How Uzbekistan’s rampant development is prompting a grassroots rebellion
Uncontrolled urban development in Tashkent and elsewhere has led to the emergence of a vibrant, if perhaps fragile, civic mobilisation…
15.09.2021
Mosaics of Namangan
Cities in Namangan region delight and amaze us with well-preserved large mosaic panels. Although, according to the testimonies of residents,…
