Did not have “use ChatGPT to keep a journal of repression” on my how will AI make TNR worse bingo card. www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...
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Did not have “use ChatGPT to keep a journal of repression” on my how will AI make TNR worse bingo card. www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...
We're launching Freedom in the World 2026 on March 19th! Last year was A LOT for anyone working in civil society, studying democracy, or, if really unlucky, doing both. But, we put together the 53rd edition and I hope you join us next month to hear about it: freedomhouse.org/event/report...
📢‼️Civil society urges the Member States of the Council of Europe to support the adoption of a Convention on Transnational Repression, establishing legally binding mechanisms for prevention, protection, and accountability.
https://iphronline.org/articles/appeal-for-a-coe-convention-on-tnr/
Radio Free Asia, one of four federally funded news organizations the Trump administration has aimed to close, will shut down its news operations on Friday for the first time since its founding in 1996. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us...
“Australia has largely refrained from using unilateral sanctions, visa bans, and other accountability measures for perpetrators,” write Grady Vaughan and Andrew Chubb in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/closing-gaps-australia-s-approach-transnational-repression
@freedomhouse.bsky.social's series examining how democratic countries that are home to exiled dissidents can respond to the threat posed by transnational repression continues with a new report on Australia out today! freedomhouse.org/report/speci...
Very excited to see this out in the world. Nate pioneered the civil society study of transnational repression and brought this issue to the attention of many policymakers in the US and around the world.
Guess I’ll take up and then quit smoking.
I thought this was great, Jay. Thanks for laying it out.
State Dept’s HR reports finally dropped yesterday. Lost of important sections are gone: election misconduct, corruption, LGBT & women’s rights. Freedom of assembly is gone! For those following the TNR space, that section remains but reports mention only a handful of cases, omitting key incidents.
Any NYC-based lawyers with an interest in transnational repression interested in a chat?
To learn more about TNR in the UK, check out our recent country case study: freedomhouse.org/report/trans...
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We welcome today’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights report on #transnationalrepression in the UK, which suggests several important ways to counter TNR, including by adopting a formal definition, monitoring and recording incidents, training police, and preventing Interpol abuse.
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We condemn the latest bounties issued by Hong Kong authorities against exiled prodemocracy activists, in what the governments of Canada, the US, and the UK have rightly called out as an act of #transnationalrepression.
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Actions after a public commitment like the G7 members made last month is as important as the commitment itself www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
For @lawfaremedia.org, I explained how the Trump administration has destroyed promising policy progress on transnational repression in record time www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...
New biweekly English-language newsletter coming from @faridaily.bsky.social, Margarita Liutova, and co. The focus will be Russian politics and economics. open.substack.com/pub/faridail...
Change in policy and practice takes time and effort. It takes funding too. @freedomhouse.bsky.social and other CSOs need all the support we can get in this crucial moment to keep doing this work.
There's really good momentum building here that is the result of years of research and advocacy and community building about a topic few outside of academic circles were working on 5 years ago. It ironically comes at a time when funding and support for work like this is disappearing.
The European Parliament's DROI committee is drafting a report about the targeting of human rights defenders with transnational repression that includes much of our research and the work of our small community tracking this authoritarian tactic.
The OHCHR published its civic space brief on transnational repression which colleagues and I have reviewed over the years and which highlights many recommendations we have advocated for www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
The G7 issued a leaders' statement laying out an ambitious plan to counter #transnationalrepression which included many of the strategies that @freedomhouse.bsky.social advocated for over the last year. freedomhouse.org/article/free...
One of the things I have enjoyed the most about transitioning from academia to alt ac research in the NGO space is seeing the impacts of research in the wild. This week has been especially significant in that regard.
Our China Dissent Monitor is back! CDM tracks protests in mainland China - an excellent way to see largely hidden dynamics in one of the world's most authoritarian states. This is the kind of research we are at risk of losing permanently amid USG funding cuts.
This interview with Tamara is a terrifying window into what cuts to RFA will do to vulnerable journalists reporting on some of the most repressive regimes in the world www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Today's Spotlight🔆on Freedom:
🏛️ Responses to #TransnationalRepression in Canada and the UK
🟧 TNR Watch: Diplomatic Crisis
🏆 Our 2025 Annual Awards recap
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🟧 NEW TNR WATCH
French prosecutors recently indicted three Algerian nationals for their alleged involvement in the 2024 abduction of activist Amir Boukhors in Paris.
Our new analysis details the diplomatic fallout as France pursues accountability:
freedomhouse.org/article/tnr-...
We are concerned by the recent detention of at least 8 current & former Kloop staff members in Kyrgyzstan.
Although some were released after being interrogated, three journalists remain in detention without access to lawyers.
We urge Kyrgyz authorities to respect press freedom & the rule of law.
Looking forward to reading this regularly.
Transnational repression is in the news in Canada again thanks to the great work of the CBC and ICIJ. The Canadian government has been working on some responses but gaps remain. Read our new @freedomhouse.bsky.social report published yesterday: freedomhouse.org/report/trans...