The movement was founded according to some sources in May 2010 in Berlin,[1] according to others, in the summer of 2011 in Istanbul, initially as a coalition of the Erk Democratic Party, the organization "Andijan - Justice and Progress" and the group "Tayanch".

[2][3] The movement has held and continues to hold its congresses in Istanbul, Prague, Warsaw, Düsseldorf and other European cities.

[6] In March 2012, the movement called on taxi drivers in Uzbekistan to unite in mobile groups and start protests across the country.

[7] After reports of emergency hospitalization of President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov appeared, on August 28, the official website of the People's Movement of Uzbekistan published information according to which Islam Karimov organized a reception and a banquet on August 26 at his country residence Durmen on the occasion of an unprecedented number of medals of Uzbek athletes won at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a record 21st place in the final team event, in which Uzbekistan was ahead of countries such as Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

[8] In January 2018, the movement announced the extraction of a list of over 700 employees of the SGB of Uzbekistan involved in the fight against dissidents during the rule of Islam Karimov.