Global Transnational Repression: 48 Governments Target Exiles
A new Freedom House report reveals that 48 governments engaged in 1,219 transnational repression incidents globally from 2014-2024, with China responsible for 22% of incidents, targeting political exiles and dissidents, particularly Muslims, Uyghurs and journalists, highlighting a serious threat to ...
Global Transnational Repression: 48 Governments Target Exiles
A new Freedom House report reveals that 48 governments engaged in 1,219 transnational repression incidents globally from 2014-2024, with China responsible for 22% of incidents, targeting political exiles and dissidents, particularly Muslims, Uyghurs and journalists, highlighting a serious threat to ...
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24% Bias Score
US Citizen Pleads Guilty to Acting as Chinese Agent
A naturalized US citizen, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a New York federal court to conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government, facing up to five years in prison for removing an online article critical of China in 2022; this is part of a larger US investigation into alleg...
US Citizen Pleads Guilty to Acting as Chinese Agent
A naturalized US citizen, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a New York federal court to conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government, facing up to five years in prison for removing an online article critical of China in 2022; this is part of a larger US investigation into alleg...
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48% Bias Score
"Saudi Crown Prince Lobbies UK to Intervene in Dissident's Legal Case"
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lobbied former UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to intervene in a London court case involving allegations of phone hacking and assault against a Saudi dissident, Ghanem Al-Masarir, threatening implications for £100bn of Saudi investment in the UK."
"Saudi Crown Prince Lobbies UK to Intervene in Dissident's Legal Case"
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lobbied former UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to intervene in a London court case involving allegations of phone hacking and assault against a Saudi dissident, Ghanem Al-Masarir, threatening implications for £100bn of Saudi investment in the UK."
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36% Bias Score
Guilty Plea in Case of Secret Chinese Police Station in NYC
A New York City resident, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to operating a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown, acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government; this station, active until Fall 2022, was uncovered by the FBI in October 2022, and its discovery highlights the Chines...
Guilty Plea in Case of Secret Chinese Police Station in NYC
A New York City resident, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to operating a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown, acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government; this station, active until Fall 2022, was uncovered by the FBI in October 2022, and its discovery highlights the Chines...
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40% Bias Score
New York Resident Pleads Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agent for China
A New York resident, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China, admitting to removing an online article critical of an alleged Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown; this follows a 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders detailing China's overseas "servic...
New York Resident Pleads Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agent for China
A New York resident, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China, admitting to removing an online article critical of an alleged Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown; this follows a 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders detailing China's overseas "servic...
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48% Bias Score