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The international free speech foundation "Ádil Söz" has conducted a legal analysis of the situation surrounding the FBK and concluded that holding journalists responsible for publishing information from official state sources contradicts the law. Experts believe that the case could set a dangerous precedent for all Kazakhstani media.

Since the start of 2025, law enforcement agencies of the Karaganda region have seized more than one tonne of narcotic drugs from illegal circulation and liquidated seven drug laboratories.

The Revision Commission of the West Kazakhstan Region has published the results of its audit of the Uralsk budget for 2024. According to the commission, violations and distortions in financial reporting were identified amounting to more than 76 billion tenge, which is comparable to almost the entire annual expenditure side of the budget (83.1 billion tenge). According to the auditors' assessment, the city administration is effectively operating without an effective financial control system.

In Shymkent, the family of 28-year-old Zarina Sultan has accused the medical staff of City Perinatal Centre No. 1 of negligence, which led to the young woman's death.

Kazakhstan drivers of international road haulage will temporarily not be subject to the 90-day stay rule in Russia, introduced following amendments to Russian law. This was announced by Majilis deputy Bolatbek Aliyev, stating that the decision came as a result of urgent negotiations between the governments of the two countries.