How to Combat Transnational Repression | Journal of Democracy

Authoritarians actively threaten, intimidate, and murder exiles and opponents wherever they find them. While justice for victims is hard won, it is possible. Here is how democracies can push back.

journalofdemocracy.org

Digital surveillance related chilling effects must be addressed before long-term societal damage becomes irreversible: UN expert

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, has issued a stark warning regarding the harmful impact of widespread intrusive, high-...

ohchr.org

‘A hunting ground for foreign regimes’: why violent attacks on dissidents are on the rise in Britain

Iran and China among those accused of targeting critics living in the UK, as arson attack on prime minister Keir Starmer’s properties linked to Russia

theguardian.com

Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns

Spyware maker NSO Group trumpeted the company’s participation in the Pall Mall Process, which drew criticism from civil society leaders and government officials who called out human rights abuses.

therecord.media

Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'

A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and directing his assault on the streets of London was awarded just over 3 million pounds ($4.1 million) in damages...

reuters.com

Job Opportunity: Citizen Lab Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Targeted Threats  - The Citizen Lab

About us:

citizenlab.ca

Civil society and access to justice: challenges of seeking remedy in the global fight against spyware

States use mercenary spyware technology, such as NSO Group’s Pegasus, Paragon’s Graphite, and Cytrox’s Predator, to remotely and clandestinely infect the smartphones of members of civil society and...

tandfonline.com

The Complex Deportation Network Behind Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

nytimes.com

cdt.org

Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza

Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.

nymag.com

Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe

nytimes.com

MEPs warn of increasing repression of human rights activists across borders | News | European Parliament

On Thursday, Parliament urged the EU to tackle actions by authoritarian regimes to coerce, control or silence political opponents and other critical voices abroad.

europarl.europa.eu

Project MUSE - The Golden Age of Transnational Repression

muse.jhu.edu

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

theguardian.com

Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist

Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.

theintercept.com

Digital transnational repression and the limits of international human rights law in a ‘post-territorial’ world

Traditional models of jurisdiction fail dissidents in an ever more connected world

bindinghook.com

Spyware industry pockets EU subsidies while snooping on its citizens

The widespread use of commercial spyware for unlawful surveillance across Europe has raised alarm – but the funding of such tools has largely gone under the radar. Follow the Money can reveal how mill...

ftm.eu

Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show

U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.

apnews.com

Spyware installed on Kenyan filmmakers' phones in police custody - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely alarmed by the installation of spyware on two Kenyan filmmakers’ phones while the devices were in police custody, and calls...

cpj.org

Opinion: Canada’s new Minister of AI must not be naive to its harms

AI is not just being deployed to expand human understanding, but to systematically subvert it as well

theglobeandmail.com

Discovery in U.S. Spyware Litigation: A Double-Edged Sword?

Despite its inherent risks, civil society and policymakers can learn how to benefit from the discovery process in spyware cases.

justsecurity.org

AlHathloul v. DarkMatter - Opinion and Order on Motion to Dismiss

151_opinion_and_order_2025-08-12.pdf

eff.org

Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms

Introducing a new series on accountability for spyware harms convened by the Atlantic Council in partnership with Just Security.

justsecurity.org

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch

Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that t...

techcrunch.com

Exclusive: Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after 'pressure' from Beijing

In what artists called the latest attempt by Beijing to silence critics overseas, the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre changed multiple works by artists in exile in the exhibit on authoritarian governments collaborating across borders.

reuters.com