Two Ethnic Kazakhs From China Violently Attacked In Kazakhstan
January 22, 2021 10:48 GMT
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan Two ethnic Kazakhs from China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang with temporary refugee status in Kazakhstan have been
violently attacked in the Central Asian country.
Bekzat Maqsutkhan of the Naghyz Atazhurt (Real Fatherland) human rights group told RFE/RL that, late on January 21, an unknown assailant attacked Qaisha Aqan near her house in Almaty, hitting her head at least twice with a heavy object before trying to suffocate her. Qaisha says she lost consciousness and woke up some time later lying in the snow. She was then able to call police and an ambulance, Maqsutkhan said.