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Stalked via social media and WhatsApp: police investigate new stalking cases in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Police in Pavlodar region are investigating four criminal cases of stalking — the illegal harassment and pursuit of citizens,

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First stalking verdict handed down in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – A 37-year-old man who had been stalking a woman for a year and a half and obsessively seeking her attention has been convicted

30 January 2026

Illegal saxaul logging in nature reserve: criminal group uncovered in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – A criminal group engaged in the illegal logging and harvesting of saxaul has been dismantled in the Kyzylorda Region, Polisia.kz

28 January 2026

Pre-trial detention period may be shortened in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan is considering constitutional amendments that would reduce the maximum period of detention without a court decision

26 January 2026

Foreign woman detained for organ trafficking in Kazakhstan: what the court decided Tengrinews.kz – A court in Pavlodar has handed down a verdict to a foreign national who tried to sell her own kidney. Immediately after the

16 January 2026

Around 300 leaders and members of organized crime groups convicted in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Last year, 299 leaders and members of criminal organizations were brought to criminal liability in Kazakhstan. This figure was

12 January 2026

“Murders, weapons and drugs”: NSC dismantles 20 criminal groups Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC), together with the police and under the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office, has shut

09 January 2026

Turkey extradites woman suspected of large-scale fraud to Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – A female citizen of Kazakhstan wanted for a series of frauds has been extradited from Turkey, the General Prosecutor’s Office

09 January 2026

Suspects in a series of apartment burglaries detained in Almaty Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the criminal police in Almaty, together with the Alatau District Police Department and with the participation of

30 December 2025

Georgia extradites to Kazakhstan Russian linked to the January Events Tengrinews.kz — A suspect in crimes committed during the January 2022 events has been extradited to Kazakhstan from Georgia, citing the General

29 December 2025

Poland extradites to Kazakhstan a Ukrainian woman suspected of organ trafficking Tengrinews.kz — A Ukrainian woman suspected of trafficking in human organs has been extradited to Kazakhstan from Poland.

24 December 2025

Interior Minister announced a decrease in crime in Almaty Tengrinews.kz – Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov made a working trip to Almaty, during which he inspected the new juvenile correctional

08 December 2025

Kazakh woman wanted for 156 million tenge theft detained in Istanbul Tengrinews.kz – Turkish police have detained a Kazakh woman who had been hiding abroad for several years after stealing jewellery worth more

28 November 2025

Another criminal case opened under Kazakhstan’s new anti-stalking law Tengrinews.kz – In Akmola Region, police have launched the first criminal case under Kazakhstan’s new anti-stalking article.

28 November 2025

Police continue to find weapons stolen during the January Events Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs continues to seize illegal weapons, including those stolen during the January Events,

18 November 2025

Special operation in Karaganda: police uncover an underground laboratory Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the Drug Crime Counteraction Unit of the Karaganda Region Police Department carried out a large-scale special operation

06 November 2025

Louvre robbery: five more arrested, but the jewels remain missing Tengrinews.kz – Five more suspects in the Louvre robbery have been arrested in France.

30 October 2025

Kazakhstan and Morocco agree on transfer of convicted persons Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan and Morocco have signed an agreement on the exchange of convicted persons. This means that a person convicted of

30 October 2025

Kazakhstan opens first criminal cases over “inappropriate love” Tengrinews.kz – The first criminal cases for forced marriage have been registered in Kazakhstan, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

14 October 2025

Kyrgyzstan may reinstate the death penalty: draft law submitted for public discussion Tengrinews.kz – The Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan has submitted for public discussion a draft law to amend the Constitution,

14 October 2025

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