Coordinated Assassination

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Coordinated Assassination Russia European Union Ukraine [+3] Russia Government Destabilization Industrial Sabotage

Russian-Directed Plot Targets Killings and Sabotage Operations Across Europe

Ukrainian intelligence exposes coordinated assassination and infrastructure attack campaign
Coordinated Assassination Ukraine Russia Other [+2] Sexual Entrapment Cross-Border Intimidation

Russian Operatives Execute Assassination Plot Against Communications Officials

FSB disrupts Ukrainian intelligence operation targeting Roskomnadzor leadership through poisoning
Coordinated Assassination Multiple authoritarian states Global Other [+2] Transnational Repression Cross-Border Intimidation

Transnational Repression Operations Surge Globally as Authoritarian States Escalate Cross-Border Targeting

Freedom House documents unprecedented collaboration among authoritarian regimes to silence dissidents abroad
Coordinated Assassination China Multiple Russia [+11] Saudi Arabia Canada Global Multiple Spain United States China Transnational Repression Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intimidation Individual Targeting

Transnational Repression Operations Expand Significantly in 2025 According to Council on Foreign Relations Assessment

Global authoritarian governments escalate cross-border silencing campaigns against diaspora communities and political dissidents using sophisticated surveillance and intimidation tactics
Coordinated Assassination 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 Assassination Attempt Government Destabilization 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
Coordinated Assassination Cuba Democratic Republic Of Congo Multiple [+3] Other Transnational Repression Cross-Border Intimidation

Authoritarian Regimes Escalate Transnational Repression Operations During 2017 Period

Freedom House documents coordinated international campaigns targeting dissidents and human rights advocates abroad
Coordinated Assassination Multiple Multiple Other [+1] Transnational Repression

Global Transnational Repression Operations Expand During 2015 Assessment Period

Authoritarian states collaborate to target dissidents abroad through surveillance and intimidation campaigns
Coordinated Assassination Serbia Kosovo Other [+1] Election Interference

Serbian Politician Assassinated After Kosovo Electoral Interference Campaign

Killing of Opposition Candidate Highlights Pattern of Violence Against Serbian List Critics
Coordinated Assassination Iran Israel Iran [+1] Iran

Iranian Cyber Commander Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances Amid Cyber Capability Buildup

Death of Mojtaba Ahmadi highlights Tehran's expanding digital warfare operations following Stuxnet
Coordinated Assassination China Other Russia [+5] Europe Global United States Russia Social Media Hijacking

State-Sponsored Disinformation Operations Expand Framework During 2011

Intelligence assessment documents systematic information warfare capabilities growth
Coordinated Assassination Israel Iran Other

Targeted Assassination Campaign Eliminates Iranian Nuclear Scientist in Tehran

Majid Shahriari killed by magnetic bomb attack amid broader covert operations against Iran's nuclear program
Coordinated Assassination Israel United Arab Emirates Other [+3] Document Forgery Assassination Attempt Deep Cover Operations

Mossad Dubai Assassination Exposed Western Intelligence Vulnerabilities Through Passport Fraud

26-person operation against Hamas commander revealed systematic exploitation of allied identity systems
Coordinated Assassination Israel Iran Other [+1] Asset Recruitment

Iranian Nuclear Physicist Killed by Remote Bomb in Tehran

Assassination of Masoud Ali-Mohammadi marked escalation in covert campaign against Iran's nuclear program
Coordinated Assassination Argentina Chile United States [+9] Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay Other Transnational Repression Cross-Border Rendition Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intelligence Operations

Operation Condor Extradition Framework Exposed as Chilean General Arrested in London During 1998

Pinochet's 1998 London arrest under Spanish magistrate's extradition request reveals Operation Condor's transnational repression architecture across Latin America.
Coordinated Assassination United States Guatemala Other [+6] Election Interference Asset Recruitment Government Destabilization Political Infiltration Intelligence Exposure Covert Media Funding

U.S. Policy in Guatemala 1966–1996 Exposes Decades of Covert Political Interference

NSA Archive documents expose CIA-directed selective violence, disinformation, and electoral manipulation across three Guatemalan decades.
Coordinated Assassination Multiple United States Other [+1] State Media Coordination

State-Sponsored Anti-American Demonstrations Surge Globally During July 1988

CIA documents systematic campaign of bomb threats and demonstrations targeting U.S. diplomatic facilities
Coordinated Assassination China United Kingdom China [+3] Diplomatic Coercion Cross-Border Assault Individual Targeting

Transnational Repression Operations Escalate During 1984 Global Campaign

Chinese government officials conduct cross-border violence against peaceful demonstrators in London
Coordinated Assassination Argentina Bolivia Brazil [+11] Chile Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Chile Uruguay Other Transnational Repression Cross-Border Rendition Forced Abduction Cross-Border Intelligence Operations

Operation Condor Transnational Repression Framework Documented in 1982 South America

Coordinated South American intelligence networks execute systematic cross-border repression of political dissidents throughout 1982.
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