2/12/2025 – In February 2025, the Swiss Government (Federal Council) released the findings of a study it had commissioned regarding the transnational repression of Uyghurs in Switzerland from 2000 to the present. This is the first time that a national government has commissioned a study on the extent to which communities in exiles on its territory are experiencing transnational repression by a specific country. Known as the Weber report, the document concludes that Tibetan and Uyghur migrants in Switzerland are being monitored, threatened, and pressured by agents of the Chinese state. 

​The Situation of the Tibetan and Uyghur Communities in Switzerland: Actual and Perceived Exertions of Pressure (English)

The Situation of the Tibetan and Uyghur Communities in Switzerland: Actual and Perceived Exertions of Pressure (German)

2/6/2025 – Freedom House’s reflection on 10 years of data on transnational repression highlights key insights into how governments target exiles and diasporas abroad. The organization has documented over 1,200 incidents of transnational repression between 2014 and 2024, which were perpetrated by 48 governments across 103 countries.

​Physical transnational repression includes assassinations, abductions, assaults, detentions, and unlawful deportations. Freedom House notes that 10 regimes are responsible for almost 80% of cases, with China, Russia, Turkey, and Egypt as the top offenders.
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Ten Findings from Ten Years of Data on Transnational Repression 

11/26/2024 – An investigation by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) reveals the Algerian government's strategy of transnational repression between 2020 and 2024, in which it systematically targeted activists, journalists, and human rights defenders living abroad. CIHRS uncovers several methods of transnational repression utilized by the Algerian state, including diplomatic pressure to detain or extradite activists, travel bans to restrict movements, and targeted harassment of activists' families and support networks in Algeria. 

"The Noose is Tightening Around Us:" Algeria's Use of Transnational Repression to Crackdown on Dissent

9/19/2024 ​– Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024, a bill that would require the Attorney General to submit a report of transnational repression cases against American citizens or people in the United States. Schiff previously introduced and reintroduced the Stop Transnational Repression Act in 2022 and 2023. 

The act is cosponsored by Representatives Daniel S. Goldman (D-N.Y.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), James McGovern (D-Mass.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.). 

Schiff Introduces the Bipartisan Transnational Repression Reporting Act to Track Cases of Foreign Repression in the US

7/22/2024 – The Sikh Coalition's report discusses ongoing transnational repression of the Sikh community by the Indian state.  This resource includes a discussion on the historical context underpinning this repression, as well as a selection of case studies involving U.S.-based Sikhs. 

"So Many Targets:" Contextualizing Modern Indian Transnational Repression Against the Sikh Community

9/18/2018 – In 2018, Citizen Lab released an investigation into the global proliferation of Pegasus operators and infections, ultimately identifying 120 ISPs in 45 countries where they suspected Pegasus infections were located. Pegasus, a mobile phone spyware suite produced by the Israel-based NSO Group, is increasingly employed by governments as a means to covertly target civil society. 

Hide and Seek: Tracking NSO Group's Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries

4/16/2024 ​– Based on testimony gathered in 2023 from dozens of exiled Iranian journalists living in the United Kingdom, this report details the ways in which the Iranian government attacks and intimidates exiled Iranian journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also highlights key recommendations for the UK government, law enforcement, and social media platforms to adequately address this form of transnational repression. 

"Watch Out Because We're Coming For You": Transnational Repression Journalists in the UK

5/12/2024 – Between 2018 and 2023, Amnesty International conducted in-depth interviews with 32 Chinese students who studied at universities in eight Western Europe and North America countries. These interviews reveal Chinese authorities' efforts to curtail academic freedom and other rights beyond their borders, and the actions taken to silence, control, or deter dissent and criticism by overseas Chinese students. 

"On My Campus, I Am Afraid": China's Targeting of Overseas Students Stifles Rights

2/2/2021 – The first in an ongoing project by Freedom House on transnational repression, this  report  outlines the scale and scope of global transnational repression. Freedom House's review of 608 direct, physical cases since 2014 offers insight into the various tactics of repression, the role of host governments as enablers, and the need for counter-measures to increase accountability and resilience. 

Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach: The Global Scale and Scope of Transnational Repression