“Three times a week, prison guards sprinkled pepper gas on us”: Bitter Winter starts an exclusive series of testimonies from ethnic Kazakhs persecuted in China.
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Kazakhstan Recognizes Xinjiang Refugees, China Retaliates
Kaster Musakhan and Murager Alimuly will be protected until October 2022. China answers with commercial retaliations.
Kazakhstan: Activist Baibolat Kunbolat’s Wife Arrested, Beaten
After she took pictures of her husband’s arrest, which Bitter Winter published, Bakyt Zharykbassova was also detained and mistreated by the police.
Kazakhstan: Massive Protests, Arrests for CCP’s 100th Anniversary
Kazakhs citizens did not forget the crimes perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party against ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang.
Kazakhstan: YouTube Channel of Human Rights Defenders Attacked
Serikzhan Bilash’ organization was targeted with a usual tactic: multiply false reports and the algorithm will remove the account.
Refugees from Xinjiang, Protesters Harassed and Arrested in Kazakhstan
Those who want to prevent ethnic Kazakhs who escaped from China from telling their stories continue to resort to legal and illegal actions.
When Picketing Works: China Frees Ethnic Kazakh Rakhizhan Zeinolla
His wife’s picket at the Chinese consulate in Almaty got so much attention that the CCP decided to give up, ad set her husband free after 17 years of detention.
The Geography of Terror: A List of Camps Where Ethnic Kazakhs Are Detained
New camps are established around factories (for forced labor) but also around hospitals, perhaps connected with organ harvesting.
Kazakhstan: Doubts Grow About the Death of Dulat Agadil
The pro-democracy activist, a critic of China, died in jail shortly after arrest on February 25—for “natural causes,” police claims.
Kazakhstan: Human Rights Activist Baibolat Kunbolat Arrested
His brother is in jail in China for affirming his Kazakh identity. He believed he was free to protest in Almaty. He learned he was not.