Six new governments—those of Afghanistan, Benin, Georgia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe—were identified for the first time as ...

The World Uyghur Congress has once again raised alarm over transnational repression targeting Uyghur communities across the ...

At least 54 countries are known to carry out this kind of rights violation since 2014. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The World Uyghur Congress weekly brief highlighted a series of international advocacy efforts and human rights concerns ...

Freedom House recorded 126 new incidents of physical, direct transnational repression during the year, bringing the total ...

Democratic governments have spent the past decade debating how authoritarianism erodes freedom within the borders of a particular country. Far less attention has been paid to how authoritarianism now ...

Today on “Post Reports,” a look at what has happened to Iranians in the year since massive protests swept the country. We hear from family members impacted by the government’s harsh crackdown and how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, was praised as a "champion of peace." ...

One September morning in Washington, D.C., a car exploded, killing a former Chilean ambassador to the United States, Orlando Letelier, and his assistant Ronni Moffitt. It was no accident. Operatives ...

The rise of transnational repression—ranging from digital threats, family intimidation, and spyware to abductions, assassinations, illegal deportations, and Interpol abuse—has demonstrated that ...

The World Uyghur Congress conducted advocacy visits in Germany and Belgium, condemned the sentencing of Kazakh activists, ...

Pro-democracy activists in Swaziland have accused the state of targeting leaders with fabricated charges in an effort to silence dissent.The regime in Swaziland has escalated its crackdown on ...