This webinar will bring together scholars of diaspora and activism to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression, especially in the contex...

A mere 21 percent of the world’s population now lives in a free country.

Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025. But even in this especially challenging moment, there are reasons for optimism.

A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating U...

Until this month, Radio Free Asia had successfully resisted Trump officials who had tried to render it obsolete.

Diaspora communities say a security-focused response to foreign intimidation misses their basic rights concerns.

The Australian government has shown awareness of transnational repression and conducted outreach to diaspora communities, but the country’s legislative and sanctions framework are in need of reform to...

The British government has worked to address the most acute threats, but an effective response will require consistent accountability measures for perpetrators and greater engagement with affected dia...

A statement against this practice was a welcome sight, but will mean very little without concrete action

The Biden administration made policies to protect exiles and diasporas a priority. Trump 2.0 has already undercut these efforts.

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Freedom House research has found that exiles living in more than 100 countries have been targeted with assassinations, abductions, assaults, and other brutal transnational repression tactics.

“It’s difficult to remain calm when you’re dealing with this much trauma.”

The Canadian government was initially slow to focus on transnational repression, but recent work to engage targeted communities and elevate the issue at multilateral forums are promising developments.