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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
Kuandyk Bishimbayev’s father launching a university? Ministry responds
Tengrinews.kz - Information has appeared online that the father of convicted ex-minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Valikhan Bishimbayev, is opening
03 April 2025
Kazakhstan will extradite criminals to Qatar under new treaty
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan will exchange criminals with another country, citing Akorda’s press service.
18 March 2025
Hostage taking at Almaty airport: police officers under investigation
Tengrinews.kz - The Transport Police Department has assessed the actions of its officers who participated in the detention of the 67-year-old
13 March 2025
‘My father was a Wushu-Sanda champion’: Son speaks about hero who saved hostage at Almaty airport
Tengrinews.kz – The son of the man who disarmed the knife-wielding attacker at Almaty International Airport has shared details about his father.
07 March 2025
‘I’ll blow everything up’: New footage of Almaty airport hostage incident emerges
Tengrinews.kz – The man who took an airport employee hostage in Almaty threatened to detonate an explosion, as seen in newly released footage.
07 March 2025
Brave bystander stops knife-wielding attacker at Almaty airport
Tengrinews.kz – Footage has emerged showing the dramatic detention of a knife-wielding man at Almaty International Airport.
07 March 2025
Tragic poisoning: Foreign family found dead in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A criminal case has been opened into the death of a family of seven people in the Mangystau region. The circumstances of the
04 March 2025
25 cases initiated against organized crime leaders in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - 25 criminal cases have been initiated against leaders and members of criminal schemes and organized crime groups in Kazakhstan
28 February 2025