Astana, May 21 -- A human rights organisation is calling on Kazakhstan to refrain from deporting a 23-year-old ethnic Kazakh man who recently escaped from Xinjiang, cautioning that he might face persecution and internment in China, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

Atajurt, a volunteer organisation advocating for Kazakh individuals affected by oppression in Xinjiang, announced on Friday that it has verified that the man, Yerzhanat Abai, is currently in the custody of Kazakh police, according to RFA.

Serikzhan Bilash, the leader of the organisation, stated that Yerzhanat Abai, a Chinese national, is being held at the Panfilov City Detention Center in Zharkent county, located approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the Chinese bor...