Transnational repression threatens security and human rights. The more we know about who is committing it and how, the better we can fight to end it.

Freedom House recorded more than 1,200 incidents of physical transnational repression during the last decade. WASHINGTON—In 2024, 23 governments reached across borders to silence exiled political ...

On January 28, the conviction of journalist Safiye Alagaş, former news editor for the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS, resulted in a six years and three months prison sentence. Alagaş has already spent a year in ...

Censorship and surveillance Harassment and detentions Hong Kong Beyond China ...

Laura Schroeder is Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy focusing on countering transnational repression. In this role, she engages with democratic governments around the world to bolster their ...