Sayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFPSayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFP
Sayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFP
China /  Diplomacy

China’s ‘prison-like re-education camps’ strain relations with Kazakhstan as woman asks Kazakh court not to send her back

Kazakhstan seeks review of detentions of its citizens as woman accused of crossing border illegally tells of forced work at ‘prison’ for 2,500 ethnic Kazakhs

Topic |   Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 9:21pm, 17 Jul, 2018

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Sayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFPSayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFP
Sayragul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese national and former employee of the Chinese state, is accused of illegally crossing the Kazakhstan border. She has spoken about China’s “re-education camps” in her court testimony. Photo: AFP
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