transnational repression

Geneva, March 31 – Pakistan came under international scrutiny not only for domestic human rights abuses but also for a growing pattern of targeting critics abroad during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to a report released on Tuesday.According...

Ottawa, March 20 "There are no longer clandestine activities or transnational repression taking place" in Canada that are linked to the government of India, Canada's police chief has said.Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme made the comments during an interview with...

Washington, March 14 The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) rejected China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” and called for global action against what it described as the “broader system of Chinese imperialism and colonial domination.”According to the ETGE, the law...

Athens, March 13. Pakistan's strategy to silence opposition combines domestic authoritarianism with transnational repression. As the crackdown within the country intensifies through the arrest of journalists, censorship of media, and the violent dispersal of protests, the effort to target...

Taipei, March 11 – Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Organizers warned that China's "expansion of authoritarian rule" would not be limited to just one place, according to local media.Kelsang Gyaltsen...

New Delhi, March 2 India categorically rejected allegations of its involvement in transnational violence or organized crime in Canada on Monday, following a recent media report in that country attempting to link Indian officials to the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Canadian...

New Delhi, March 2 – India and Canada on Monday signed landmark agreements on the supply of uranium and critical minerals, and vowed to finalize a comprehensive economic partnership agreement this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, are finalizing an...

Geneva, February 28 – United Nations experts expressed serious concern over the 40 Uyghur men who were forcibly deported to China by Thai authorities a year ago, under pressure from Beijing, as their current whereabouts, health, and fate remain unknown.“These disappearances reflect a broader...

Islamabad, February 26 – Several international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concerns about the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect...

Washington, February 26 – A congressional hearing has been called for next week to examine what organizers describe as China's expanding reach into Europe's economic sectors, public institutions, and research fields, and the risks it poses to US strategic interests and the NATO alliance.The...

Berlin, February 23 – The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has once again expressed serious concerns over what it has described as China’s escalating “transnational repression” targeting Uyghurs abroad.In its weekly briefing, the WUC stated that it joined around 70–80 Uyghurs in Switzerland on...

New Delhi, February 22 – Pakistan has long been accused of using transnational repression to silence dissidents living abroad, with the frequency of such incidents rising since General Asim Munir took command of the army in November 2022, according to a media report.Several analysts and global...