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Transnational Repression in the EU Explained
Transnational repression by foreign states targets EU citizens and residents, threatening their safety, fundamental rights, and the rule of law within the European Union.
What is Transnational Repression ?
Transnational repression is when authoritarian states extend their persecution beyond their borders—through threats, harassment, abductions, or digital intimidation—to silence or control dissidents, activists, and exiled communities living abroad.
Documented Cases
Transnational repression involves numerous tactics—from surveillance and online harassment to extradition abuse and physical intimidation—and we document and publish selected cases to expose and challenge these violations.
Misuse of FATF Standards
The misuse of FATF standards by some states has become a tool of transnational repression, targeting dissidents abroad through financial mechanisms.