It was revealed that Mubashshir Ahmad is being held in the Central Pre-Trial Detention Center (Gvardeysky) of the State Security Service. Today, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, only one relative (his brother) was allowed to visit him. According to his brother, Ustad Mubashshir Ahmad did not complain about the treatment of the investigator and other officials and expressed his gratitude to all the people who supported him and prayed for him.

The new agreement stipulates the parties' obligations not to participate in any blocs or alliances directed against each other and to refrain from participating in any actions that, in the opinion of one of the parties, would harm the strategic partnership and allied relations between the two countries.

A museum called the "Residence of the Governor of the Western Regions" has opened in the Chinese city of Bugur. This is another propaganda tool aimed at justifying Beijing's occupation of East Turkestan. It is noteworthy that Chinese propagandists put forward the unfounded idea that "East Turkestan has belonged to the Chinese for centuries" at the museum's opening ceremony.

Uzbekistan has introduced a 30-day visa-free regime for citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman starting June 1. The country also designated Saturdays and Sundays of the 2nd week of each month as "Family and Community Travel Days."

The Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, Nuriddin Ismailov, who attended the official inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV, congratulated him and conveyed warm greetings from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. In turn, the new Pope expressed deep gratitude to the leadership and people of Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev left for an official visit to Hungary on May 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

A court in the Russian city of Lipetsk sentenced six prisoners who managed to escape from a penal colony by digging a 30-meter tunnel in October 2024. Five of them were citizens of Uzbekistan.

The Uzbek team won the gold medal at the military sniper competition held in Isparta, Turkey. Uzbek snipers achieved the best results in conditions such as live fire from an uncomfortable fortification, behind various obstacles, from a helicopter and a boat, running with a load and weapons from a distance of 5 km, and shooting at unknown distances at night.

A press conference was held in Turkey by the "MazlumDer" - "Solidarity for Human Rights and the Oppressed" association. It was attended by human rights activists and public figures.

Representatives of China, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan reached an agreement in Tehran to coordinate rail freight rates. The agreement will serve to improve a transport corridor aimed at increasing the flow of goods from China to Europe via Central Asia and the Middle East.