Commission on International Religious Freedom Fact Sheet: Country Update - Uzbekistan
May 05, 2026
May 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following fact sheet on May 4, 2026:
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COUNTRY UPDATE: Uzbekistan
Declining FoRB Conditions in Mirziyoyev's "New Uzbekistan"
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Introduction
When Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed the presidency of Uzbekistan in 2016, he made some positive reforms to the bleak religious freedom landscape that former president Islam Karimov ha . . .
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COUNTRY UPDATE: Uzbekistan
Declining FoRB Conditions in Mirziyoyev's "New Uzbekistan"
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Introduction
When Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed the presidency of Uzbekistan in 2016, he made some positive reforms to the bleak religious freedom landscape that former president Islam Karimov ha . . .