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Sayragul Sauytbay
![A Kazakh Dilemma as Beijing Reportedly Seeks Deportation of Former Camp Detainees A Kazakh Dilemma as Beijing Reportedly Seeks Deportation of Former Camp Detainees](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
A Kazakh Dilemma as Beijing Reportedly Seeks Deportation of Former Camp Detainees
By Catherine Putz
As Beijing seeks deportations, ethnic Kazakhs strive to remain out of China’s grasp.
![2 Ethnic Kazakhs from China Granted Asylum-Seeker Status in Kazakhstan 2 Ethnic Kazakhs from China Granted Asylum-Seeker Status in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
2 Ethnic Kazakhs from China Granted Asylum-Seeker Status in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
But like Sayragul Sauytbay before them, Murager Alimuly and Qaster Musakhanuly may not ultimately find asylum in Kazakhstan.
![Xinjiang Camp Whistle-blower Sauytbay Seeks Asylum Elsewhere Xinjiang Camp Whistle-blower Sauytbay Seeks Asylum Elsewhere](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Xinjiang Camp Whistle-blower Sauytbay Seeks Asylum Elsewhere
By Catherine Putz
Sauytbay has reportedly left Kazakhstan for Sweden, still seeking asylum after blowing the whistle on China's Xinjiang camps.
![On Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Bend to Beijing's Will On Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Bend to Beijing's Will](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18351550303749.jpg)
On Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Bend to Beijing's Will
By Catherine Putz
As ethnic Kyrgyz and Kazakhs continue to disappear into Chinese detention, Bishkek and Nur-Sultan are staying quiet.
![Kazakhstan Denies Asylum to Woman Who Fled China's Camps in Xinjiang Kazakhstan Denies Asylum to Woman Who Fled China's Camps in Xinjiang](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18158384976497.jpg)
Kazakhstan Denies Asylum to Woman Who Fled China's Camps in Xinjiang
By Catherine Putz
The decision highlights Kazakhstan's continued navigation of sensitivities with China.
![Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Problem Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18136347787621.jpg)
Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Problem
By Catherine Putz
Ethnic Kazakhs have opened the window for the world to hear what's happening in Xinjiang, but Kazakhstan remains quiet.
![Sauytbay Trial Ends in Kazakhstan With Surprising Release Sauytbay Trial Ends in Kazakhstan With Surprising Release](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Sauytbay Trial Ends in Kazakhstan With Surprising Release
By Catherine Putz
Sayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national, was released on a suspended sentence and will not be deported to China.
![Sauytbay Trial in Kazakhstan Puts Astana in a Bind with China Sauytbay Trial in Kazakhstan Puts Astana in a Bind with China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18158384976497.jpg)
Sauytbay Trial in Kazakhstan Puts Astana in a Bind with China
By Catherine Putz
The complexities of international relations aside, is Kazakhstan going to choose China over Kazakhs?
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