The Chinese government continues its repressive policy against Uyghurs: Abdulkadir Abdurrahman, from East Turkestan, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for attempting to leave the country.

Ten people have been sentenced in the assassination attempt on Komil Allamjonov. On October 26, 2024, shots were fired at the car in which Allamjonov was sitting in Kibray, but he was not injured. A criminal case was subsequently opened and the suspects were arrested.

Turkmenistan and Turkey have agreed to supply Turkmen gas to Turkey via Iran.

On February 11, 2025, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis adopted the draft law "On ensuring freedom of conscience of citizens in the Republic of Uzbekistan and approving the concept of state policy in the religious sphere" in the second reading and sent it to the Senate.

Crime has stopped in 27 villages in the Turkestan region of southern Kazakhstan after a ban on alcohol, the country's Interior Ministry reported.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has blocked "counter-disinformation" programs funded by the Biden administration.

Uzbekistan has signed a new agreement with Switzerland to return confiscated assets belonging to Gulnara Karimova, which will see $182 million returned to Uzbekistan.

On February 6, 2023, powerful earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the center of the Kahramanmaraş province in Turkey, becoming one of the largest natural disasters in the country's history. The earthquake killed 53,537 people and injured 107,213.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is on an official visit to Malaysia.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Malaysia on an official visit on February 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.