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A new UN report concludes that Nicaragua has used surveillance networks, smear campaigns and Interpol mechanisms to pursue political opponents in exile.
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 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.
China has become one of the most sophisticated users of the Interpol Red Notice system – and one of the most problematic. What distinguishes Chinese cases from those of other abusive states is the breadth of the campaign.
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.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies addressed the Bar Association of Buenos Aires on Interpol operations, Red Notices, and transnational repression during the seminar Transnational Organised Crime: Challenges and Answers from International Criminal Law on 2 December 2025.
The study, published in June 2025, makes clear that transnational repression represents a direct assault on fundamental rights occurring on European soil.
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.
According to its Justice Minister, Türkiye submitted 3,579 red notice requests to Interpol targeting alleged members of the Gülen Movement
Another controversial moment in international policing
Seminar and Reception: 10th July 2025