Mr. Bilash, who was born in Xinjiang, is now a naturalized Kazakh citizen. Mr. Bilash, who has tangled with the Kazakh authorities in recent months over legal registration of his group, was arrested at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday in Almaty by Kazakh authorities and flown to Astana, the capital. It should come as no surprise that Kazakh authorities might heed a request from Beijing. Its rulers have been pummeled with international criticism following disclosure of the vast scope and malevolent purpose of the Xinjiang camps. Mr. Nazarbayev should not do the bidding of China’s secret police, and Mr. Bilash should be freed immediately.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2019 00:00 UTC