Autocrats do not stop at their own borders. They surveil, threaten & silence critics abroad, using violence, intimidation & digital tools. A threat to European security & sovereignty. My report sets out to #StopTransnationalRepression.
Hannah Neumann
@hneumannmep.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Member of @europarl.europa.eu 🕊 #Defence #ForeignPolicy #MiddleEast & #Feminism #Security @gruene.de & @greens-efa.eu 📍#MV I #Berlin 🦸🏻♀️ Mother of 3
@dolkun-isa.bsky.social is sharing his experience with Transnational Repression by China. Let’s #StopTransnationalRepression so human rights activists like him can go from nowhere safe to now here safe. Follow me for more info on how to do that.
Heute kommt wieder mein Newsletter “Hannahs Take”, diesmal mit diesen Themen: ▪️Menschen in Iran: Wieder mitten im Krieg ▪️Taliban in Brüssel: Ein Treffen, das nicht hätte stattfinden sollen ▪️3 Dinge, die mich diesen Monat begleiten Jetzt anmelden:
Hannahs Take
Dein Monatsbriefing aus Brüssel und der Welt
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Authoritarian regimes cooperate across borders to silence critics. EU Member States still too often act alone. I called on Ireland’s Minister Thomas Byrne for the @consilium.europa.eu presidency to turn Parliament’s mandate into action: define, document & #StopTransnationalRepression.
Stelios Kouloglou was infected with Pegasus while investigating spyware abuse in this Parliament. Three years after Parliament proposed solutions to spyware abuse, it’s time for Member States to act under the Irish Council presidency #Spyware
The #EuropeanDefenceAgency published defence spending data for 2025. The key takeaway? #MemberStates spend more each year, but still too little on #collaborative procurement, too little in #Europe and too little on R&D. Here are some numbers (1/5)
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Transnationale Repression ist eine der schwerwiegendsten Bedrohungen für Demokratie, Menschenrechte & Sicherheit in der EU. Das wollen wir mit unserem Bericht im @europarl.europa.eu ändern. #StopTransnationalRepression Mehr: gruenblog.com/transnationale-repression-in-europa-stoppen
Authoritarian regimes exploit loopholes in our own systems to target critics abroad, for example through passport denials, de-banking or intimidation through asylum translation services. In @droi.europarl.europa.eu I called on the EU to #StopTransnationalRepression
The Commission invited the #Taliban to Brussels for deportation talks. Their push for access to Afghan consulates could put those who fled their repression at risk. I called on Ireland’s Minister Byrne for the Council presidency to close these loopholes.
Authoritarian regimes silence human rights defenders beyond their own borders - also in Europe. Discussing how to #StopTransnationalRepression in @europarl.europa.eu DROI Committee with EU representatives, @interpol.int, @freedomhouse.bsky.social & @hrw.org. ⏰ 15 July, 17:00-18:30, Live:
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Discussing the foreign policy priorities of the incoming Irish council presidency with Helen McEntee. For me it is crucial to raise awareness of the situation of people in Iran and that our sanctions on the Iranian regime for its human rights violations stay in place.
The UK's new measures against #IRGC are an important reminder: #TransnationalRepression is not a foreign policy issue. It is a European security challenge. Listing the #IRGC is only half the job. The other half is protecting those it targets. 1/2
UK bans support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Shabana Mahmood will use new powers to ban support for the group, which has been linked to death threats and intimidation on British soil.
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Authoritarian regimes silence human rights defenders beyond their own borders - also in Europe. Discussing how to #StopTransnationalRepression in @europarl.europa.eu DROI Committee with EU representatives, @interpol.int, @freedomhouse.bsky.social & @hrw.org. ⏰ 15 July, 17:00-18:30, Live:
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If you're politically active, anyone could hack your phone with spyware. Get your phone checked for #spyware now with @citizenlab.ca & @amnesty.org or others. Here is how.
#Syria's new parliament held its inaugural session. Limited power, few women and minority representatives, much alignment with #alSharaa. To make this chamber a success, it will have to pave the way for real #elections and space for #opposition.
New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus
Syria's new parliament convened for the first time on Sunday, 19 months after rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad, a milestone in the country's political transition despit...
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As Members of the European Parliament, we demand the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all healthcare workers who have been arbitrarily detained. @mounirsatouri.bsky.social @hneumannmep.bsky.social @jaumeasens.bsky.social #FreeAbuSafiya
The greatest threat of spyware isn’t what it does to our phones. It’s what it does to our democracy and our security. I urge all my colleagues to get their phones checked! #Spyware #Democracy #Security
Today, #AliKhamenei is buried. But what is not being buried today is 💚the memory of those executed under his rule 🤍the courage of the women who refuse to disappear ❤️the voices of students, workers, journalists & activists who risk everything to demand freedom in #Iran 1/3
They did not only target an MEP, they spied on the investigation into spyware abuse itself. That shows the whole absurdity of the situation. More @wired.com:
EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab.
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Die Aktion zeigt, wie gezielt Russland provoziert & Konflikte riskiert. Deutschland muss im Ostseeraum entschlossener handeln, also Schiffe der Schattenflotte konsequent kontrollieren, gemeinsame Infrastruktur besser schützen und mit den europäischen Partnern eine glaubwürdige Abschreckung aufbauen.
Dramatischer Zwischenfall auf der Ostsee: Russisches Kriegsschiff bedrängt Boote mit Aktivisten
Ein russisches Kriegsschiff bedrängt vor Fehmarn Boote mit Aktivisten und Politikern an Bord. Wie angespannt ist die Lage, und was hat Russlands Schattenflotte damit zu tun?
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A Member of the @europarl.europa.eu Stelios Kouloglou investigating #spyware abuse was hacked with #Pegasus while serving on the PEGA Committee. READ THAT AGAIN. They didn’t only target an MEP. They spied on the investigation into spyware abuse itself. 🧵1/9
Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab
We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Eur...
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Morgen kommt wieder mein monatlicher Newsletter #HannahsTake, mit: ▪️#StopTransnationalRepression in Europa ▪️Keine technischen Gespräche mit den Taliban ▪️3 Dinge, die mich diesen Monat begleiten Jetzt schnell anmelden:
Hannahs Take
Dein Monatsbriefing aus Brüssel und der Welt
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Thank you #AfghanistanInternational for the opportunity to discuss the EU's engagement with #Taliban. Human rights are not a bargaining chip. The rights of Afghan women & girls cannot be traded away for deportation deals. Watch full discussion below 👇
دیدگاه: طالبان در قاره سبز
YouTube video by Afghanistan International
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Zivilgesellschaft ist kein Nice-to-have, sondern zentral für unsere #Demokratie. Wer #NGOs pauschal verdächtigt und in „gut“ und „schlecht“ einteilt, schwächt Kontrolle, Schutzstrukturen und Stimmen, die zu selten gehört werden. Mehr dazu im grünblog:
Der NGO-Krimi - grünblog - Onlinemagazin der Grünen
Zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen sehen sich gezielt unter Druck gesetzt – in Deutschland und in Europa. Misstrauen wird gesät, Fördergelder werden gestrichen, Aktivist*innen eingeschüchtert. Was ist...
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➡️Assassination plots. ➡️Surveillance. ➡️Terror operations. Directed by #IRGC on European soil. State-sponsored terrorism & #TransnationalRepression Hamburg trial must be a wake-up call. @ec.europa.eu can no longer treat these attacks as isolated criminal cases. 1/2
Prozess: Spionageprozess um iranische Anschlagspläne
Zwei Männer sollen im Auftrag Teherans jüdische und pro-israelische Ziele in Deutschland für Anschläge ausgespäht haben. Die Bundesanwaltschaft sieht die Revolutionsgarden als Auftraggeber.
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EU joint procurement of defence equipment has gained renewed strategic importance. This week, the Commission is due to publish a communication on the Defence Single Market. Read our briefing on the topic 👉 link.europa.eu/7tDn3P @sede.europarl.europa.eu @masz.bsky.social @hneumannmep.bsky.social
#Taliban in Brüssel: Die Taliban haben keine unserer 2021 gesetzten Bedingungen für eine Zusammenarbeit erfüllt — im Gegenteil. Es ist absurd, sie jetzt zu hofieren. Mehr dazu bei Süddeutsche Zeitung:
Abschiebeflüge: Wie Deutschland die Taliban zu Kooperationspartnern macht
Die Bundesregierung spricht mit den Taliban, weil sie mehr Afghanen abschieben will. Was haben die Islamisten davon? Und was wird in Brüssel mit dem Regime verhandelt?
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No dirty deals with the #Taliban! This is what I am calling for, together with @filiz-polat.de and others @europarl.europa.eu & @bundestag.de, as well as former members of the #Afghan Parliament. Sign our open letter with @brandnewbundestag.bsky.social:
Keine Taliban Normalisierung - Brand New Bundestag
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Keine schmutzigen Deals mit den Taliban! Das fordere ich gemeinsam mit @filiz-polat.de & anderen Abgeordneten @europarl.europa.eu & @bundestag.de sowie ehemaligen Abgeordneten des afghanischen Parlaments. Unterschreibt unseren offenen Brief mit @brandnewbundestag.bsky.social:
Keine Taliban Normalisierung - Brand New Bundestag
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