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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.

According to the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, information about issued court verdicts is public and accessible, and is published on the website of the Supreme Court. However, law enforcement authorities have deemed the use of such information in a publication to be a criminal offence. Although the Constitution guarantees uniform application of laws, is it really the case that government bodies are allowed to publish such data, while journalists are not?