If the proposal introduced in the Tajik parliament is adopted, clients of fortune tellers and sorcerers will be fined up to 750 somoni (around $81).

The imam-khatib of the Muslim community in the city of Elektrostal was fined for leading Friday prayers without notifying the relevant authorities.

The National Agency for Promising Projects (ILMA) has signed an order to impose fines on organizers of online gambling, lotteries and bookmaking activities. These measures also apply to foreign legal entities providing such illegal services to residents of Uzbekistan. The order will come into effect on October 9.

Now, if parents commit this offense, they will be fined 5 to 10 times the minimum wage. If they commit it again, they will pay a fine of 10 to 15 times the minimum wage or be imprisoned for up to 15 days.