The lawyer for a Chinese woman who attracted international attention after fleeing to Kazakhstan and speaking about working in Chinese internment camps says she has left the country for Sweden, where she expects to get political asylum. (Aiman Umarova via AP) (Associated Press)MOSCOW — The lawyer for a Chinese woman who attracted international attention after she fled to Kazakhstan and spoke publicly about working in Chinese internment camps says his client has left for Sweden, where she expects to get political asylum. Lawyer Aiman Umarova told The Associated Press that Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh, was issued an alien’s passport by Sweden. An estimated 1 million Muslim Uighurs, Kazakhs and other minorities are believed to be held in Chinese internment camps. The internment camps have drawn criticism from the U.S. and a U.N. panel.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2019 19:09 UTC