Uzbekistan uncovers a $90 million scheme involving sending labor migrants to Korea

A criminal group made up of former employees of the Labor Migration Agency and other individuals organized an illegal channel for sending labor migrants to South Korea.

In Tashkent, bank employees embezzled a client’s $500,000 deposit

Employees of a commercial bank took the money by оформing forged documents.

In Namangan Region, a groom killed a schoolgirl over a graduation dress

According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the 18-year-old girl died in hospital from stab wounds; the suspect has been detained.

Human Rights Ombudsman takes control of the case in Akhangaran

18-year-old Artyom Khalikov was released from a special detention facility after 7 days of administrative arrest; however, on the same day he was sent to the прокуратура as part of a pre-investigation review.

In the Samarkand Region, two children died after circumcision at a district hospital

According to the inspection, the procedures were performed without mandatory examinations and proper documentation.

In Syrdarya, a man's partner attacked his lawful wife and her children with a knife

After the April 29 attack, the woman and her five-year-old daughter died at the scene; the three-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition.