Washington, United States, April 16, 2026 (AFP) - 'Transnational repression' worsened last year: report

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Authoritarian governments that reach across borders to persecute their own citizens did so at a greater rate last year, particularly in Southeast Asia and East Africa, a human rights group charged Thursday. The phenomenon of so-called transnational repression exploded into public awareness with the horrific murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at his country's consulate in Istanbul in 2018. In an annual report on transnational repression, t......

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