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Kazakhstanis warned about new scam tactics
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstanis are being warned about new tricks used by scammers. This time they pose as employees of a door-entry (intercom)
yesterday
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
yesterday
Chinese couples stopped at Almaty airport for attempting to take infants out of Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Chinese citizens were detained at Almaty International Airport after attempting to leave Kazakhstan with infants born to surrogate
01 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
“I did everything I could”: Kazakhstan hands first life sentence for murder of a woman
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has handed down its first life sentence for the murder of a woman, in a landmark case that has sparked a national
21 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
Kazakh security service conducts 10 special operations: 12 citizens and 3 foreign nationals arrested
Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC) has reported new efforts to combat the illegal circulation of narcotics, psychotropic
17 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
Kazakhstan launches seven criminal cases over “forced love” incidents
Tengrinews.kz – Seven criminal cases have been opened in Kazakhstan under a new law that criminalizes the abduction of a person for the purpose
04 November 2025
Kazakhstan and Russia carry out joint special operation against cybercriminals
Tengrinews.kz – A transnational network of online fraudsters operating across Russia and the CIS has been dismantled in a joint special operation
22 October 2025
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sent to prison
Tengrinews.kz – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted in a case involving illegal campaign financing, has arrived at La Santé Prison
21 October 2025
Kazakh man tried to break into “Piter FM” live broadcast - Foreign Ministry investigating
Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan is investigating the case of a 52-year-old Kazakh citizen detained in Saint Petersburg,
16 October 2025
130 shadow crypto exchanges shut down in Kazakhstan, millions in USDT seized
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has shut down 130 illegal cryptocurrency exchanges used by criminals to launder money from online fraud and drug
15 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
60 million tenge for services: illegal migration channel to Astana exposed
Tengrinews.kz – Two residents of Astana organized an illegal migration channel for foreigners into the capital. The court recently handed down
06 October 2025
Suspect in extortion detained in West Kazakhstan region
Tengrinews.kz – A robbery committed by a previously convicted resident of Atyrau Region against a resident of West Kazakhstan Region was uncovered
06 October 2025
Kazakhstani man robs restaurant in South Korea to return home
Tengrinews.kz – A 20-year-old Kazakhstani man robbed a restaurant in South Korea in order to raise enough money to fly back to Kazakhstan, but
02 October 2025
“He is not a victim”: Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison for P. Diddy
Tengrinews.kz – Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to sentence Sean Combs, better known as P. Diddy, to more than 11 years in
30 September 2025