Kazakhstan's ethnic Uighurs feel pressure of petro-politics.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: December 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Evan Osnos

ALMATY, Kazakhstan _ On this city's dusty edge, China's rise echoes through the dilapidated Soviet-era apartment blocks that are home to a wary community of Uighurs, a mostly Muslim ethnic group.

The Uighurs' fate in Kazakhstan has become entwined with the politics of oil. China's burgeoning appetite for petroleum has given it unprecedented sway with Kazakhstan to crack down on Uighurs who challenge China's regime.

"We are under heavy pressure," said Uighur political leader Kakharman Khozamberdi, who lives in Almaty. "I would like to organize ...

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