‘We’ll kill you’: Uyghur exile who fled to Arctic Circle still fears reach of Chinese state

For asylum seekers, Norway is a sanctuary but even in remote towns, Muslim refugees say they face surveillance and threatsIn a remote corner north of the Arctic Circle, Memettursun Omer gazes out the window at the swirling snowstorm outside as the tinn…

For asylum seekers, Norway is a sanctuary but even in remote towns, Muslim refugees say they face surveillance and threats

In a remote corner north of the Arctic Circle, Memettursun Omer gazes out the window at the swirling snowstorm outside as the tinny voice of a Chinese official blares from the mobile phone in his hand.

An Uyghur Muslim from China’s remote north-west Xinjiang region, Omer has travelled about as far as he can go to escape the Chinese authorities – to the small Norwegian town of Kirkenes.

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