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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 20:15
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 21:47
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 16:15
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 11:52
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 10:20
“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 20:15
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 11:21
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 10:05
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 11:05
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 11:58
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 07:33
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 12:21
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 11:22
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 15:00
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 12:00
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 15:37
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 13:35
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 11:49
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 10:23
Kazakhstan to change rules for applying chemical castration
Tengrinews.kz – Amendments to the rules for applying mandatory medical measures to those convicted of pedophilia will soon take effect in Kazakhstan.
09 October 2025 10:58
