The trial date in the case of the chairman of the board of trustees of the Central Asian Peoples' Foundation "Azon", the founder of the "Azon" projects, teacher Mubashshir Ahmad (Alisher Tursunov) has been set. The trial will begin on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the Uchtepa District Criminal Court of Tashkent, presided over by Judge Bobur Rakhimov. It is not yet known whether the trial will be open or closed.

According to the press service of the capital's Internal Affairs Directorate, on August 14, at around 10:35 p.m., R.B., born in 2001, and A.F., T.A., and M.A., born in 2006, purchased alcohol from a store and tried to leave without paying. The store owner stopped them and asked them to pay.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced that appointments to public positions will be based on a meritocracy (a system of assigning positions based on a person's abilities, knowledge, and achievements).

Starting from August 15, a "Week of Combating Forced Labor" has been declared in schools and preschool educational institutions across the republic. The Labor Inspectorate will conduct control measures in all educational institutions. It is reported that in recent days there has been an increase in cases of teachers and coaches being involved in forced labor.

Palestinian citizens brought to Uzbekistan will be provided with constant care and social support.

13 rare and valuable exhibits have been brought from Saudi Arabia to be displayed at the Center for Islamic Civilization. The exhibits will be displayed in Uzbekistan from September 2025 to March 2026.

The recruitment of migrant workers for armed activities is on the rise in a number of countries, particularly in Russia. The Migration Agency has warned Uzbek citizens abroad that their participation in such conflicts could lead to criminal prosecution.

In accordance with the law signed by the President, Article 229-2 of the Criminal Code was amended to make it a crime to provide religious education without special religious education, without permission from the central governing body of a religious organization, or privately. Such actions are punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 BHM (from 20.6 million to 41.2 million soums), up to 360 hours of compulsory community service, up to three years of correctional labor, up to three years of restriction of liberty, or up to three years of imprisonment.

Earlier, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh adopted the draft law "On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic" in three readings.

Now, based on the appeals received by the Committee for Religious Affairs or similar information obtained, responsible employees will participate in the "Mystery Customer" event. According to the new regulations, responsible employees of the committee, introducing themselves as customers, will investigate the activities of individuals or legal entities suspected of illegally providing "Umra" services. During the event, information will be collected about the individual or legal entity suspected of illegal activities.