Members of a Kazakh human rights organization and their relatives say they were detained and intercepted while attempting to travel to the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan’s capital this week to raise concerns about the prosecution of activists linked to Xinjiang-related advocacy.
The incidents involved members of Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights, a group that has long documented the detention of ethnic Kazakhs, Uyghurs, and other minorities in China’s Xinjiang region, also known as East Turkistan among independence activists. Rights advocates say the actions by Kazakh authorities reflect increasing pressure on activists whose work has challenged both Beijing’s policies in Xinjiang and Kazakhstan’s close ties with China….Â
Kazakh Activists Say Police Blocked Trip to US Embassy Over Xinjiang Advocacy
