Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan bar Uighurs from traveling abroad
May 1 (Radio Free Asia): Authorities in Kazakhstan have blocked Uyghur exile leader Kahriman Ghojamberdi from traveling to Washington D.C. for a meeting of the World Uyghur Congress, underscoring Chinese pressure on the central Asian state. In another development, four Uyghur activists from Kyrgyzstan planning to attend the conference were also prevented from boarding a plane to Washington.
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