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Interpol at 100: Small changes on the horizon
Will a new General Secretary be able to address some of the real issues at the heart of Interpol: funding, corruption and neutrality?
Ben Keith
Sep 19, 20233 min read


Reputational challenge: Interpol accepts $1.2m donation from Saudi Arabia
INTERPOL’s impartiality is vital for global trust. Accepting donations from repressive regimes risks undermining INTERPOL's neutrality.
Red Notice Monitor
Aug 22, 20233 min read


Setting the Record Straight on Abuse of the Red Notice System
Red Notice Monitor’s interpretation of recent data suggests that Interpol has good reason to be wary of the conduct of some of its members.
Roger Sahota
Jul 10, 20235 min read


Interpol Confirms It Has No Ability to Block or Withdraw Abusive Wanted Person’s Diffusions
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, explains how Wanted Person Diffusions are not vetted leaving the system open to abuse by rogue states.
Red Notice Monitor
Jul 4, 20233 min read


Red Notice Monitor Exclusive: Interpol Publishes New Insight on Red Notice and Diffusion Screening
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, summarises new information from Interpol on its procedure for removing Red Notices and Diffusions.
Red Notice Monitor
Jul 3, 20233 min read


Double Indemnity: Interpol and the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council
Interpol lawyers warn those who have successfully removed Red Notices that they may still be stopped under arrest warrants from the AIMC.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
Jun 27, 20234 min read


Taking Stock: We should set the record straight on Interpol and its Red Notice system
Looking at the facts, Interpol has a long record of grappling with Red Notice abuse, what's missing is transparency.
Red Notice Monitor
May 16, 20234 min read


Guest Blog by Radosveta Vassileva Part Two: A Firsthand Account of Bulgaria’s Interpol Abuse
Legal scholar, Radosveta Vassileva, writes about Bulgaria's manipulation of Interpol's CCF and how to remove a politically motivated Notice.
Red Notice Monitor
Apr 28, 20235 min read


Guest Blog by Radosveta Vassileva Part One: A Firsthand Account of Bulgaria’s Interpol Abuse
Legal scholar and social advocate, Radosveta Vassileva, writes about Bulgaria's misuse of Interpol for political persecution against her.
Red Notice Monitor
Apr 24, 20236 min read


Russia and China's abuse of Red Notices could break Interpol beyond repair
Rhys Davies and Ben Keith write for EuroNews on the abuse of Interpol Red Notices as a tool of transnational repression.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
Apr 11, 20234 min read


China and Interpol: A new age of transnational repression
Repressive regimes, most notably China, use Interpol Red Notices to expand repression beyond national borders to silence dissent globally.
Rhys Davies
Mar 17, 20234 min read


Red Notice Monitor Exclusive – Cypriot Court Delivers Scathing Judgement on China’s Justice System
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, gives insight into a recent Cyprus court decision that extradition to China would breach human rights.
Roger Sahota
Mar 10, 20233 min read


Watch: Open Conversation about INTERPOL Abuse
Ben Keith, co-editor of Red Notice Monitor, takes part in a new webinar series 'Open Conversations About Interpol Abuse'.
Ben Keith
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Interpol Is Doing Russia’s Dirty Work
While trying to remain neutral, the global law enforcement organization is helping Putin.
Ben Keith
Jan 24, 20235 min read


If Interpol Doesn't Stand Up for Itself, China and Russia Will Continue to Take Advantage
Interpol lawyers, Rhys Davies and Ben Keith, write about how the system for removing politically motivated Interpol red notices should work.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
Dec 6, 20224 min read


Guest Blog by Ali Yildiz: Turkey's 800 Political Interpol Red Notices for alleged Gülenists
Interpol Lawyers represent hundreds of individuals persecuted by Turkey for perceived political opinions via Interpol Red Notice mechanisms.
Red Notice Monitor
Dec 2, 20225 min read


An Unexpected Insight into a Political Red Notice
The publication of CCF’s decision in Prigozhin's case is not only intriguing in such a high-profile case but also provides useful insights.
Rhys Davies
Nov 25, 20224 min read


Major General Al Raisi and Interpol: One Year On
Since he was elected, the serious allegations against Al Raisi have not gone away and questions remain about Interpol’s direction of travel.
Rhys Davies
Nov 18, 20225 min read


Interpol Bans Red Notices in Unfunded Check Cases – But at the Same Time Continues to Publish Them
Red Notices for Unfunded Checks have caused great controversy for Interpol in recent years mainly because of the large number of such notice
Roger Sahota
Oct 31, 20223 min read

Turkey’s manipulation of Interpol: “Erdogan’s arms are long. He hunts down anyone who opposes him”
Turkey has been widely accused of abusing Interpol databases to hunt down political opponents since the failed 2016 coup.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
Sep 27, 20225 min read
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