Uzbekistan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; authoritarian presidential government
- CONSTITUTION
- December 8, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the civil system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) composed of Senate and Chamber
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Supreme Assembly
RELIGIONS
sunni majority
From the country
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
An Uzbek court passed a death sentence on a man identified...
An Uzbek court passed a death sentence on a man identified as Murod Musurmonov for knifing a woman and her son to death during a robbery
- FEBRUARY 13, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A death sentence was handed down to a serial killer...
A death sentence was handed down to a serial killer in Uzbekistan, a Supreme Court source said
- JANUARY 29, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Uzbekistan's southern Surkhandarya Region...
A court in Uzbekistan's southern Surkhandarya Region sentenced Hasan Pirnazarov to death for murdering four people - his wife, two sons and mother-in-law, the Uzbek newspaper Turkiston reported
- JANUARY 18, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Refat Tulyaganov was executed despite intervention...
Refat Tulyaganov was executed despite intervention by the UN Human Rights Committee urging the Uzbek authorities to put the execution on hold
- JANUARY 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
In July 2000 the general procuracy confirmed that 19...
In July 2000 the general procuracy confirmed that 19 death sentences handed down in 1999 for involvement in the Tashkent bombings had been carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The number of crimes liable for the death penalty were...
The number of crimes liable for the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached...
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached an alarmingly high number with at least 56 death sentences and 20 executions known since the beginning of 1999
- DECEMBER 18, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death for "cold-bloodedly" murdering...
A man was sentenced to death for "cold-bloodedly" murdering three people in eastern Uzbekistan, the Uzbek newspaper Inson va Qonun reported
- DECEMBER 14, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader...
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader of one of Uzbekistan's main opposition parties, saying he should not be extradited to the former Soviet republic, where he faces a long prison sentence
- DECEMBER 12, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Czech state attorney proposed to the Prague Municipal...
The Czech state attorney proposed to the Prague Municipal Court to decide against the extradition of Uzbek dissident Mohammed Solih to Uzbekistan
- DECEMBER 6, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Uzbekistan will work to extradite opposition member...
Uzbekistan will work to extradite opposition member Muhammad Salih, President Islam Karimov told the press
- DECEMBER 5, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Justice Ministry received official files...
The Czech Justice Ministry received official files from the judiciary bodies of Uzbekistan asking for Uzbek dissident Mukhammed Salikh's extradition