Venezuela’s vast oil wealth did more than sustain an ally in Havana. It helped finance a far-reaching intelligence and security apparatus — one tied to allegations of torture, political persecution and social control, according to a new report ... .
Living under the Chinese government’s repression forced me to develop survival skills early on ...Beijing’s transnational repression may prevent me from ever safely speaking to anyone I grew up with—even if my father is freed one day.
As by the Observatory, over the past two years, the Georgian authorities have adopted and expanded a series of repressive laws that the work of civil society organisations, independent media and human ...
... were arrested by federal officials after covering a protest, and overnight, became national symbols of the fight to preserve free speech and a free press in the increasingly repressive age of Trump.
Appointed in 2021, Khatib led Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, a central pillar of the regime’s repression apparatus, overseeing espionage, covert operations, and intelligence activities ...
Trump is betting his tolerance for risk pays off ... But it will be hard for him to claim a win if the conflict ends with the Strait of Hormuz jammed, the world economy held hostage and Iranians facing even harsher repression under a recalibrated regime.
... Two Sessions annual political meeting, to assimilate ethnic minorities, intimidate Taiwan, and escalate transnational repression against exiled dissidents.