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Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression in China's Xinjiang region (apnews.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Zapados@sh.itjust.works to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 5 days ago

The protesters were members of Atajurt, an organization that advocates for the rights of Chinese-born Kazakhs facing repression in China. Xinjiang is home to over a million ethnic Kazakhs, thousands of whom were detained and many more who face restrictions on their movement to this day.

Hasn’t anyone told them that Adrian Zenz made it all up‽ /s