A special bot has been launched in the Telegram messenger to warn and check religious materials banned in the territory of Uzbekistan.
The system of warning and notification of religious materials prohibited by the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Committee on Religious Affairs – religion.uzbbot a special chat-bot has been launched. About it the press service of the Religious Committee informed.
Through this platform, citizens will have the opportunity to check whether the conclusion of the theological examination of religious materials is available or not, as well as whether the activities of certain individuals and organizations are legal or prohibited.
Kun.uz reporter checked how the services in each section of the bot work.
First of all, about the name of the bot. In the announcement of the authorities, the bot is introduced as din.uzbbot, but its name in the description is “Safe bot”. We think this will confuse users.
This bot in the Telegram messenger has the following services:
- Checking banned profiles;
- Examination of religious literature;
- List of prohibited persons and organizations;
- List of travel agencies with Umrah license;
- Official religious sources;
- Acquaintance with legal documents;
- Comments and suggestions.
First, you can enter the name of a profile or person through the “Check banned profiles” section. The bot provides the following information about the profile banned by the decision of the Supreme Court: the name of the profile, which social network it is on, a summary and a recommendation about it. Information justifying why the entered person was banned is also provided.
In the section “Review of religious literature”. the deceased The book “Happy Family” by Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf We asked about it. In the bot, information about the name and author of the literature and the publishing house was given.
It was also reported that this book was allowed to be published based on the conclusion of theological expertise.
The section “Prohibited persons or organizations” contains a list of extremist and terrorist organizations and prohibited persons banned by the decision of the Supreme Court.
Clicking on a listed person or organization will reveal information about that person’s real name or organization name, when it was founded, where it operates, and why it was banned.
Preparation, storage and distribution of such materials or “liking” of prohibited persons or organizations – Criminal Code Article 155it is said that it is a reason for criminal prosecution based on Article 155-1, Article 155-2, Article 155-3, Article 159, Article 244-2, Article 244-2.
Also, in the “official religious site and channels” section, the sites and pages of the Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan and the Fatwa Department under it linkr is given.
“Through these networks, you can use accurate, unbiased and verified information on religious topics. This is of great importance in preventing the influence of uncertain, dubious and unreasonable sources.” said the committee’s explanation.
The Legal Documents section provides links to Freedom of Conscience, Terrorism and Extremism legislation, and Criminal and Administrative Codes.
In another section, there are 14 types of Umrah licensed companies in Uzbekistan and their contact information.
The committee also emphasizes that it is possible to leave comments, suggestions and identified shortcomings in the bot activity through the “comments and suggestions” section.
Last month, the Supreme Court issued a new list of sources and contents on the Internet, which are considered to be influenced by religious extremist, terrorist and fanatical ideas, and which are prohibited to import, prepare, store, distribute and display in the territory of Uzbekistan. announced.
According to him, as of April 6, 2026, the total number of prohibited resources in the territory of Uzbekistan reached 1837.
