According to Chinese media, since January 9, the Chinese government has started to issue passports, open its borders, and promote overseas travel. According to the Uyghur News Agency, the policy has left most Uyghurs behind, except for a small number.
Kazakhstan
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Central Aisa
Five Central Asian states announce participation in Beijing Olympics
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderFive Central Asian countries are participating in the 2022 Beijing Olympics in China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry welcomes the participants, Uyghur Times Uyghur language edition reports.
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Uyghur Genocide
American couple arrested at Schiphol Airport, accused of ‘trafficking’ Kazakh family to seek asylum
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderNETHERLANDS – The Dutch border police arrested an American couple, Michael Horowitz and Dr. Devra Marcus, on Sunday. They had accompanied the family of Serikzhan Bilash, a Kazakh human rights advocate, to the Netherlands, China Aid reports.
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Central Aisa
Kazakhstan State TV parades Uyghur – Kyrgyztani musician Vikram Ruzahunov on stage for coerced confession
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderKazakh State TV has paraded Vikram Ruzahunov, an Uyghur jazz musician from Kyrgyzstan, in front of the cameras for a coerced confession. Ruzahunov had multiple cuts and bruises on his face while appearing on the screen and ‘confessing’ that someone had paid him 200 dollars to enter Kazakhstan.
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Central AisaHuman Rights
Kazakhstan Police arrest demonstrators demanding release of their relatives from Chinese detention
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderALMATY, Kazakhstan – Police in Almaty in Kazakhstan have detained six protesters outside the Chinese Consulate. The protestors had demanded the release of their relatives whom China had arbitrarily detained, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports.