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Dear John,
Since 2014, the number of governments that use violence and intimidation to try to silence critical voices abroad has grown. As of the end of 2022, 38 governments targeted people in 91 countries around the world with direct, physical forms of transnational repression
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—when governments silence dissent among diaspora and exile communities, including by means of assassination, assault, detention, unlawful deportation, and rendition.
But despite this growing awareness, domestic and international accountability remains rare, and practices of transnational repression continue to spread and evolve. Effectively countering transnational repression requires a combination of policies that punish origin states, protect the right to asylum, and prioritize respect for human rights in all diplomatic relationships.
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Transnational Repression in 2022
More governments are committing more acts of transnational repression around the world according our new report—Still Not Safe: Transnational Repression in 2022
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. The new report recommends a number of steps that host governments, civil society organizations, and technology companies can take to protect exiles and diasporas, increase accountability for abuses, and constrain the ability of authoritarian states to commit transnational repression.
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Seven Countries Pledge to Fight against Transnational Repression
Seven democratic governments endorsed a new declaration pledging to take greater steps to combat the authoritarian practice of transnational repression. The Declaration of Principles to Combat Transnational Repression, signed by the governments of Australia, Germany, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the United States, affirms that “transnational repression is a threat to democracy and human rights worldwide.”
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Declaration of Democratic Principles: Civil Society’s Critical Role
Freedom House and the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion that unpacked ways that civil society, the private sector, and governments can work together to strengthen democracy, fight corruption, and promote respect for human rights.
Watch Recording
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Political Prisoner Spotlight
When Cuban authorities moved to stifle artistic expression, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara put his body and his freedom on the line and took to the streets. Like so many others, Otero Alcántara believes that all Cubans deserve to be free and is willing to do what it takes to break their chains.
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