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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Katie McQue

China tops list of countries trying to silence exiled dissidents over past decade, study shows

A group of people hold placards reading 'Say no to transnational
A protest against transnational repression on 8 February at the Chinese embassy in London. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

A quarter of the world’s countries have engaged in transnational repression – targeting political exiles abroad to silence dissent – in the past decade, new research reveals.

The Washington DC-based non-profit organisation Freedom House has documented 1,219 incidents carried out by 48 governments across 103 countries, from 2014 to 2024.

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