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China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups. Independent investigations carried out by journalists looking into the treatment of Uyghurs who have fled China, allege that many of those who have left the country are still being threatened by Chinese officials. "If you can see the moon, we can find you" was the message a young Uyghur man claims was left by one of the Chinese handlers, who they hoped would spy on his community for Beijing.

Isobel Cockerell, a journalist with the online reporting platform Codastory, travelled to Norway to hear the stories of Uyghur asylum seekers who had recently arrived there having escaped from China via Turkey. She says Uyghurs there claim they are being coerced by Chinese authorities to spy on members of their community who have also fled to other countries in Europe.

She said that when she arrived in Kirkenes, she met a community of Ughurs there who told them about their experiences. "They had felt like they had fled to the edge of the world, they had run as far as they possibly could from the Chinese state, but they still lived in fear, of that reach of the Chinese authorities."

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