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Interpol Silver Notices one year on.
On 23 April 2026 Ben Keith writes for The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.
An analysis of Freedom House’s 2025 transnational repression report – what the data reveals, and what it cannot capture, about the true scale of INTERPOL abuse in 2025.
Bangladesh’s reported attempt to secure an Interpol Red Notice against UK MP Tulip Siddiq raises concerns over political motivation and misuse of the system, as Red Notices are not arrest warrants and are inappropriate where an individual’s whereabouts are publicly known.
Opinion piece by Red Notice Monitor Editors Rhys Davies and Ben Keith for Kyiv Independent on 20 February 2026.
Drawing on findings from a BBC Eye Investigations report, we examine how Red Notices and diffusions can be exploited to target critics abroad, the human consequences for those affected, and the structural weaknesses that allow abusive requests to circulate for far too long.
26 January 2026 – BBC Eye Investigation reveals how Russia has allegedly used Interpol’s Red Notice system to target critics abroad. Ben Keith is quoted, highlighting the human impact and systemic risks posed by misuse of international policing tools.
On 21 January 2026, Newsweek published an op-ed by Red Notice Monitor editor Ben Keith examining the prosecution of Nicolás Maduro – and why the legality of his seizure is unlikely to shape the outcome.
On 14 January 2026, Red Notice Monitor Editor Rhys Davies publishes a piece in Solicitors Journal on how authoritarian states exploit Interpol Red Notices as a tool of transnational repression, and the remedies available to those who find themselves targeted.
Article for Verfassungsblog on 9 January 2026. Cross-border policing at a constitutional crossroads: weaponised notices, systemic vulnerabilities, and urgent reform needs.
Singapore’s close partnership with Interpol – from hosting the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) to participating in operations like Thunder – makes it a jurisdiction where Interpol Red Notices are taken seriously. If you are subject to a Red Notice in Singapore, or believe you may be, understanding how the system works here is essential.
China is increasingly exploiting Interpol Red Notices as part of a sophisticated campaign of transnational repression, posing a serious risk to individuals and international law enforcement alike. Red Notices are used to locate targets and then apply pressure through threats to family members, asset freezes, surveillance, and coercive “persuasion to return” tactics.
Singapore is central to Interpol’s work in Asia, hosting the IGCI and actively using Red Notices. Interpol Red Notice lawyers explain what this means for individuals facing alerts.
Interpol lawyers Ben Keith and Rhys Davies spoke in Buenos Aires on transnational organised crime, Interpol Red Notices, and international criminal law in South America.