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ASTANA, Kazakhstan — On 18 February 2026, the final roundtable of the Solution Journalism Lab II project took place. The project, implemented by the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech “Adil Soz” with the support of the British Embassy, aimed to promote journalistic work that goes beyond identifying problems and instead offers concrete, evidence-based mechanisms for addressing systemic challenges.

As a result of an incident on July 21st, which appeared to be unauthorized access to journalist Oleg Gusev's personal Telegram account, the SIM card he had replaced on Beeline's recommendation stopped working. A similar incident on July 27th also resulted in the deactivation of the new SIM card (USIM, 4G).

The International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech “Adil Soz”, guided by its Charter and its mission to safeguard freedom of expression and protect the rights of journalists, addresses you regarding an incident that occurred on 18 August 2025 during the court hearing in the case concerning the attempted murder of the Deputy Akim of Shymkent, Ruslan Berdenov.

Today, for journalists, it is important not only to master the word but also to navigate the legal field with confidence. This was the focus of the seminar “Law and AI — Legal Challenges for Journalists”, held on August 14 in Kyzylorda.

For today’s journalists, legal literacy is just as essential as writing skills. This was the focus of the intensive seminar “Law and AI — Legal Challenges for Journalists”, held on August 7 in Semey.