RE: https://halo.nu/@theguardian_world_news/116662734067673400

Seems like countries around the world need to set up dedicated anti-transnational repression units to make sure they haven't been compromised by the very elements behind the problem

#China #TransnationalRepression

It seems #RightsCon 2026 organizers were pressured to exclude specific participants and topics:

»The statement, although seemingly an invitation to negotiate, still lacked any concrete information as to why the government decided to announce they were postponing RightsCon.

What the government wanted from us in order to lift the postponement was conveyed to us informally from multiple sources: in order for RightsCon to continue, we would have to moderate specific topics and exclude communities at risk, including our Taiwanese participants, from in-person and online participation.«

https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/

#TransnationalRepression #Taiwan #PRC

Meanwhile, #TransnationalRepression is becoming a law in #China:

»The law’s primary focus is domestic: It mandates the use of Mandarin as the primary medium of education in schools across China, and calls for intermarriage and geographical integration between the Han majority and China’s other 55 recognized ethnicities. […]

“Organizations and individuals outside the [mainland] territory of the PRC that commit acts aimed at the PRC that undermine ethnic unity and progress or create ethnic division are to be pursued for legal responsibility in accordance with law,” the law reads, referring to the People’s Republic of China by its acronym.«

https://dominotheory.com/beijing-codifies-repression-of-overseas-activists/

Projects like China Targets have shed some light on the integration of #surveillance and #hacking, followed by plain physical #harassment of the "diaspora" by Chinese officials abroad that serve as China's "boots on the ground", disrespecting the sovereignty of the countries they are deployed to.

Thai authorities are facing international scrutiny after detaining Vietnamese anti-corruption activist Le Chi Thanh, with human rights groups warning that deporting him to Vietnam could put him at serious risk of torture and persecution.

#Thailand #Vietnam #TransnationalRepression

https://www.thaienquirer.com/68037/vietnamese-anti-corruption-activist-detained-in-bangkok-amid-alleged-transnational-repression/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/27/openai-chinese-police-used-chatgpt-plan-smear-campaigns-dissidents-xcxwbn/

OpenAI: Chinese Cops Used ChatGPT to Plan Dissident Smear Ops

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Cybersecurity #CyberThreats #Cyberattacks #Hackers #Disinformation #AIMisinformation #Censorship #AISafety #AISecurity #China #InfluenceOperations #TransnationalRepression

Canada’s engagement with India security chief risks legitimizing repression, Sikh group says

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1449036/canadas-engagement-with-india-security-chief-risks-legitimizing-repression-sikh-group-says/

Thailand faces international condemnation after extraditing Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese refugee and Indigenous Montagnard human-rights activist, to Vietnam despite warnings of serious risks to his safety.

#Thailand #Vietnam #TransnationalRepression

https://www.thaienquirer.com/63289/thailand-faces-international-criticism-over-extradition-of-vietnamese-refugee-activist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social