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Assassination Attempt Azerbaijan Belarus China [+17] Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey France Germany Greece Hungary Spain United Kingdom Russia Transnational Repression Social Media Monitoring Legal Weaponization Counter-Interference Legislation Forced Abduction Cross-Border Intimidation Coordinated Cyberharassment

European Parliament Documents Perpetrators and Methods of Transnational Repression

2026 EP study establishes comprehensive taxonomy of transnational repression actors, techniques, and the legal frameworks available for European countermeasures.
Assassination Attempt Cambodia China Iran [+9] Russia Uganda Global Other Transnational Repression Personnel Detention Cross-Border Rendition Forced Abduction Cross-Border Assault

Twenty-Three Governments Conducted 160 Physical Transnational Repression Operations in 2024

Freedom House data reveals surge in cross-border violence targeting dissidents and diaspora communities
Assassination Attempt 23 Governments China Cuba [+44] Democratic Republic Of Congo Egypt El Salvador Global Iran Multiple Multiple authoritarian states Myanmar Niger North Korea Other Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Tajikistan Turkey Australia Canada European Union Germany Global Multiple Other Spain United Kingdom United States Various Other Transnational Repression Academic Espionage Financial Cyber Theft Diplomatic Coercion Government Destabilization Coordinated Assassination Social Media Monitoring Physical Infrastructure Tampering Targeted Elimination Legal Weaponization Academic Platform Hijacking Secret Police Station Forced Abduction Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intimidation

Twenty Governments Deploy Physical Transnational Repression in Record 79 Cases During 2022

Freedom House documents expansion of cross-border intimidation as China, Turkey, and Russia lead global crackdown on dissidents
Assassination Attempt China Multiple Other [+7] Multiple United States Other Transnational Repression Forced Abduction Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intimidation

Freedom House Documents Record Transnational Repression Operations During 2022

Global study reveals 854 documented incidents as authoritarian governments expand cross-border silencing tactics
Assassination Attempt North Korea South Korea North Korea [+3] Transnational Repression Identity Spoofing Deep Cover Operations

North Korean Agent Posed as Defector to Target Dissident Leader

Reconnaissance General Bureau operative infiltrated South Korea to assassinate prominent defector Hwang Jang-yop
Assassination Attempt Israel United Arab Emirates Other [+3] Document Forgery Deep Cover Operations Coordinated Assassination

Mossad Dubai Assassination Exposed Western Intelligence Vulnerabilities Through Passport Fraud

26-person operation against Hamas commander revealed systematic exploitation of allied identity systems
Assassination Attempt Russia Russia Transnational Repression [+1] Radiological Assassination

Former Russian Agent Dies from Polonium Poisoning in London Assassination

Alexander Litvinenko's death marks unprecedented use of radioactive material in targeted killing operation
Assassination Attempt Russia Russia Election Interference [+5] Influence Operations Government Infiltration Campaign Finance Violations Media Suppression Direct Leadership Intervention

Putin's Direct Television Appeal to Ukrainian Voters Marks Unprecedented Electoral Interference

Russian President's 2004 Kyiv visit and broadcast endorsement backfires, galvanizing Orange Revolution
Assassination Attempt Multiple authoritarian states Multiple Host Nations Other [+3] Transnational Repression Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intimidation

Freedom House Documents Transnational Repression Operations During 2000-2001 Period

Assessment reveals authoritarian regimes' systematic targeting of dissidents beyond borders.
Assassination Attempt China Iran Russia [+10] Saudi Arabia United States China Transnational Repression Counterintelligence Operations Diplomatic Coercion Counter-Interference Legislation Secret Police Station Cross-Border Intimidation Democratic Institution Protection

New Lines Institute Documents U.S. Policy Framework for Countering Transnational Repression

Assessment finds U.S. government took significant counter-steps but structural gaps remain across law enforcement, asylum, and diplomatic response.
Assassination Attempt Multiple Multiple United States [+3] Other Proxy Support Criminal Group Weaponization

Reagan Administration Documents State-Sponsored Terrorism Framework During 1981

CIA assessment reveals international terrorist tactics including kidnapping and assassination operations
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