Kazakhs who have been protesting the disappearance of their relatives within Xinjiang's camp system have been threatened and arrested ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to their country.
Kazakh police detain Uyghur activists involved in Xinjiang protests outside Chinese consulate ANI | Updated: Jul 03, 2021 12:52 IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], July 3 (ANI): Kazakh police on Thursday detained several activists who were involved in ongoing pickets in front of the Chinese Consulate to demand the release of their relatives held in China s Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region in Almaty.
Baqyt Sembai, the wife of one of the protesters, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) that police arrested her husband and his mother while they were at home on July 1.
Baibolat Kunbolat, Sembai s husband, had been released from jail two days earlier after being detained for filming a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy.
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