Tag
ethnic Kazakhs
November 23, 2022
Kazakh History Textbooks Teach Indifference Toward the Next-of-kin in Chinese Xinjiang
By Berikbol Dukeyev
The Kazakh public generally remains silent about the plight of ethnic Kazakh detainees held in Xinjiang. The education system is one reason why.
July 15, 2022
Ethnic Kazakh From Xinjiang Detained in Europe, Again
By Catherine Putz
Three years after fleeing China, an ethnic Kazakh man continues to struggle to find a safe place to land.
August 18, 2021
Why Haven’t Kazakh Xinjiang Protests Gained Traction?
By Dariga Sanayeva
The plight of Kazakhs detained in Xinjiang’s “re-education” camps has not gained widespread public support among ethnic Kazakhs in Kazakhstan.
May 26, 2021
No Home Here: Ethnic Kazakhs Denied Citizenship After Fleeing Xinjiang
By Catherine Putz
Ethnic Kazakhs who fled Xinjiang are caught in an awkward vortex of domestic politics, international pressures, and the legacies of ethnicity and nationalism in Kazakhstan.
November 26, 2020
UN Working Group Finds Serikzhan Bilash’s Detention by Kazakhstan Arbitrary
By Catherine Putz
Bilash headed a group advocating for greater attention to the ethnic Kazakhs detained in China’s camps in Xinjiang. It got him in trouble with the Kazakh government.
January 22, 2020
2 More Ethnic Kazakhs Who Fled Xinjiang Won’t Be Deported
By Catherine Putz
Murager Alimuly and Qaster Musakhanuly were given one-year prison sentences, but a Kazakh court declined to deport them.
January 18, 2020
Another Ethnic Kazakh Escapes Deportation to Xinjiang
By Catherine Putz
A court in Zharkent decided to not deport Tilek Tabarikuly, another ethnic Kazakh who escaped across the border with China.
January 16, 2020
Documenting the Tragedy in Xinjiang: An Insider’s View of Atajurt
By Mehmet Volkan Kaşıkçı
Facing monumental challenges, the volunteers of Atajurt have dedicated themselves to advocating for those detained in Xinjiang.
August 19, 2019
What’s the Price of Freedom? Kazakh Activist Accepts Plea Deal
By Catherine Putz
Serikzhan Bilash was released with a fine and a promise to end his activism for ethnic Kazakhs detained in China.
July 29, 2019
Kazakh Xinjiang Activist’s Trial Begins With Relocation, Incitement Charges Linger
By Catherine Putz
A judge quickly agreed to send the case to Almaty; Serikzhan Bilash is charged with inciting violence against Chinese.
March 15, 2019
Kazakh Activist Complains of Pressure by Authorities
By Nataliya Vasilyeva
Under house arrest, Serikzhan Bilash says authorities made him sign blank documents.
March 11, 2019
Is This the Closing of the Kazakh Window Into Xinjiang?
By Catherine Putz
With the arrest of Serikzhan Bilash, a movement that gave the world a view into the Xinjiang crisis has an uncertain future.
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