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FBI Director Wray issues warning about number of Russian spies in the US


FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Thursday that the number of Russian spies operating inside the United States is “still way too big,” despite efforts to kick them out.

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Transnational repression by China – Wikipedia


Transnational repression by China refers to efforts by the Chinese government to exert control and silence dissent beyond its national borders. This phenomenon targets groups and individuals perceived as threats or critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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US accuses Russia of 2024 election interference – BBC


US accuses Russia of 2024 election interference. The US has charged and sanctioned Russian state media executives and restricted Kremlin-linked broadcasters as it accused Moscow of a widespread …

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DOJ announces new crackdown on Russian disinformation in 2024 election


The Justice Department has seized more than 30 web domains that it said were part of a broader, ongoing, surreptitious effort by the Russian government to influence the 2024 U.S. election and …

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Biden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts …


The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election on Wednesday, including…

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Repression of Anti-China-Government Speech in San Francisco


The events in San Francisco illustrate how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is willing to extend its intolerance of any dissent into the United States and target people exercising their First…

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The Long Arm of Transnational Repression | TIME


From 2014 to 2022, the democracy watchdog Freedom House recorded 854 incidents of transnational repression perpetrated by 38 governments across 91 countries.

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We investigated how China silenced its critics in an American city …


China has stepped up efforts to intimidate and spy on its diaspora, as Beijing’s influence grows outside its borders. For more than six months, The Washington Post has been investigating a…

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How China extended its repression into an American city


Chinese diplomats and pro-China diaspora groups based in the United States organized demonstrations in San Francisco that harassed and silenced protesters opposed to Beijing’s policies …

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CASE STUDIES Russia – Freedom House


rpol notice system. As other governments have found, Interpol notices and difusions (see “Methods of Transnational Repression”) are low-cost means for the Kremlin to harass and detain exiles.183 The Kremlin’s targeting of financier Bill Browder through Interpol Red Notices has made the tool famous,184 but it uses the tactic to an …