Maduro combined swaggering incompetence with ruthless repression. For much of his life he was in the shadow of Hugo Chavez, ...

Autocrats have become more skilled in their intimidation and even harm of exiled dissidents and critics living abroad. Many countries where this repression is happening have weakened defenses ...

NEW YORK – United Nations fact-finders on Oct 30 denounced Iran’s intensification of oppression since the country’s 12-day war with Israel in June, with more than 21,000 arrests and mistreatment of ...

UN cites 21,000 arrests and mistreatment of minorities and journalists United Nations factfinders on Thursday denounced Iran's intensification of oppression since the country's 12-day war with Israel ...

Protesters, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers and local residents, rallied in London in March to demonstrate against a proposed Chinese “super-embassy.” The targeted repression of human rights ...

In August, Australian Federal Police charged a Chinese national and Australian permanent resident with reckless foreign interference for allegedly working covertly on behalf of China’s Public Security ...

Chinese courts are systematically weaponizing vague national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today in a new report exposing the judiciary’s ...

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence ...

Transnational repression (TNR) threatens not only human rights but also the sovereignty of the United States and countries throughout the world. While there are signs that the U.S. and its allies are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Jul 30, 2025, 02:39am EDT [Stock photo] View of Big Ben and Houses ...

Is there a way to stop Chinese repression in Western countries without compromising efforts to reform the immigration system? Transnational repression, defined by the proposed Transnational Repression ...

In the wake of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the regime appears to be turning inward — escalating repression with chilling speed. According to Kasra Aarabi, director of IRGC research at ...