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Hostage taking at the airport: what sentence the prosecutor requested Tengrinews.kz – The trial of Mashrapbek Baratov, who took a female airport employee hostage in early March, is ongoing in the Turksib District

15 July 2025

Hostage situation at the airport: trial in Almaty postponed Tengrinews.kz – The trial of the man who took a female employee hostage at Almaty Airport in early March has been postponed.

14 July 2025

Two Kazakhstanis arrested in Indonesia, face death penalty Tengrinews.kz – Two Kazakh citizens have been detained in Indonesia on suspicion of committing a criminal offense related to illegal drug trafficking,

26 June 2025

Drones in Kazakhstan: MP proposes tightening legislation Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has proposed tightening criminal liability for the illegal assembly and use of drones.

25 June 2025

Transnational crime group led by local bosses uncovered in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has initiated 51 criminal cases against leaders

23 June 2025

NSC detains 8 Kazakhstanis in Uralsk: footage of the operation Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC) has shut down the activities of a group in Uralsk suspected of extorting money from entrepreneurs.

19 June 2025

Special operation in Almaty: dangerous gang detained Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Almaty Police Department, together with the National Security Committee

10 June 2025

MIA and NSC uncover criminal network selling Kazakhstanis’ personal data Tengrinews.kz – The Cybercrime Counteraction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in cooperation with the National Security Committee,

09 June 2025

Special operation in Kazakhstan: two criminal groups detained Tengrinews.kz – Police in the Karaganda region have detained members of two criminal groups involved in theft from an industrial enterprise

03 June 2025

Criminal case opened after courtyard of unfinished Astana residential complex floods Tengrinews.kz - A criminal investigation has been launched after heavy flooding submerged the courtyard of an unfinished residential complex

27 May 2025

NSC conducted special operations in Russia and Kyrgyzstan Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC), in cooperation with the competent authorities of Russia and Kyrgyzstan, conducted two

19 May 2025

Russia extradites fugitive to Kazakhstan for violent crime Tengrinews.kz – A Kazakhstani national wanted internationally has been extradited from Russia to Kazakhstan, the country’s General Prosecutor’s

12 May 2025

Kuandyk Bishimbayev faces another court case Tengrinews.kz - Former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison, is facing another court case,

05 May 2025

Two men detained after the shooting in Almaty Tengrinews.kz – Officers from the Organized Crime Control Department have detained two men in Almaty, seizing firearms from them, according

18 April 2025

Work trip turned into 18 years in prison for foreigners in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Three foreign nationals have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Pavlodar.

15 April 2025

Four Kazakhstan citizens trapped in slavery in Myanmar Tengrinews.kz – Uzbek and Kazakh diplomats have successfully helped repatriate citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan who had fallen

14 April 2025

Hero of Almaty airport hostage rescue declines victim status Tengrinews.kz – The trial of 67-year-old Mashrapbek Baratov, who took a female airport employee hostage in early March, continues in Almaty.

09 April 2025

Kyrgyzstan extradited to Kazakhstan suspect in large-scale fraud Tengrinews.kz – The General Prosecutor's Office of Kyrgyzstan has extradited a Kazakhstani citizen suspected of large-scale fraud.

08 April 2025

Hostage taking at Almaty airport: defendant tells his story Tengrinews.kz - The man who took a hostage at the Almaty airport told the court about the motives for the attack. According to him, he ended

07 April 2025

Hostage taking at the airport: high-profile case trial begins in Almaty Tengrinews.kz - On April 7, the trial of a man who took an airport employee hostage in early March has began.

07 April 2025

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