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On 23 April 2026 Ben Keith writes for The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.
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.
This blog addresses how authoritarian regimes are systematically targeting journalists and human rights defenders in the UK through legal harassment, physical threats, and coordinated repression.
The UK is systematically failing to respond to state-sponsored harassment and intimidation against those within its borders, effectively allowing authoritarian states to operate with impunity on British soil.
Authoritarian regimes abuse Interpol Red Notices to target political opponents – The UK’s immigration system mistakenly treats these notices as evidence of criminality, leading to wrongful visa refusals and asylum denials for those fleeing persecution.
UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on transnational repression on 30 July 2025.
How the UK’s latest move targets fraud-linked wealth under Interpol’s pilot Silver Notice system
Today, 4th November 2024, Interpol's 92nd General Assembly kicks off in Glasgow.
Join us for an urgent discussion on safeguarding INTERPOL's future, integrity and preventing the misuse of its Red Notice system. This...
Interpol's 92nd General Assembly in Glasgow: A crucial moment for reform, addressing Red Notice system challenges and global policing issues
IBA expert panel on Interpol and rule of law to discuss Red Notice system challenges and reforms for transparency and to prevent abuse.
Ben Keith writes for The Times on 21 March 2024
UK Government Issues Statement in Support of Interpol General Secretary Candidate Stephen Kavanagh
The UK's Foreign Affairs Committee finds the election of Major General al-Raisi as Interpol President represents a failure of UK diplomacy.
Bill Browder discusses his personal and terrifying experience of Interpol Red Notice abuse
He may have been banned from Tinder, but the Tinder Swindler aka Simon Leviev is free to live a life of luxury at home in Israel, as seen...