China and Interpol: A new age of transnational repression
Repressive regimes, most notably China, use Interpol Red Notices to expand repression beyond national borders to silence dissent globally.
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Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Concerns for Nigerian Whistle-Blower Arrested on Interpol Red Notice
Nigerian whistle-blower arrested on a Red Notice in Benin following an Interpol-led operation.
Roger Sahota
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Red Notice Monitor Exclusive – Cypriot Court Delivers Scathing Judgement on China’s Justice System
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, gives insight into a recent Cyprus court decision that extradition to China would breach human rights.
Ben Keith
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Watch: Open Conversation about INTERPOL Abuse
Ben Keith, co-editor of Red Notice Monitor, takes part in a new webinar series 'Open Conversations About Interpol Abuse'.
Ben Keith
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Interpol Is Doing Russia’s Dirty Work
While trying to remain neutral, the global law enforcement organization is helping Putin.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
If Interpol Doesn't Stand Up for Itself, China and Russia Will Continue to Take Advantage
Interpol lawyers, Rhys Davies and Ben Keith, write about how the system for removing politically motivated Interpol red notices should work.
Red Notice Monitor
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
Guest Blog by Ali Yildiz: Turkey's 800 Political Interpol Red Notices for alleged Gülenists
Interpol Lawyers represent hundreds of individuals persecuted by Turkey for perceived political opinions via Interpol Red Notice mechanisms.
Rhys Davies
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Interview: Bill Browder Discusses Interpol Red Notice Abuse and Magnitsky Sanctions
Bill Browder discusses his personal and terrifying experience of Interpol Red Notice abuse
Rhys Davies
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
An Unexpected Insight into a Political Red Notice
The publication of CCF’s decision in Prigozhin's case is not only intriguing in such a high-profile case but also provides useful insights.
Rhys Davies
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Major General Al Raisi and Interpol: One Year On
Since he was elected, the serious allegations against Al Raisi have not gone away and questions remain about Interpol’s direction of travel.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Interpol Take Note: Everyone Faces a Risk of Ill-Treatment if Extradited to China, Says Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights finds that extradition to China poses risk of torture and denial of a fair trial.
Roger Sahota
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
New Interpol Case Excerpts Are Well Overdue
Interpol’s Commission for the Control of Files (“CCF”) has the role of deciding on applications for the deletion of Red Notices.
Roger Sahota
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Interpol’s CCF Publishes Annual Report 2021
Interpol’s Commission for the Control of Files has just published its long-awaited activity report for 2021.
Roger Sahota
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Interpol Bans Red Notices in Unfunded Check Cases – But at the Same Time Continues to Publish Them
Red Notices for Unfunded Checks have caused great controversy for Interpol in recent years mainly because of the large number of such notice
Red Notice Monitor
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Policing Cybercrime is Top Priority as Interpol Enters the Metaverse
Interpol expects the number of Metaverse users to grow and with it, new cyber-crime activity including data theft, money laundering, fraud.
Red Notice Monitor
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
President Accused of Torture Addresses Interpol General Assembly
In October 2021 two British nationals filed a complaint against Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, the President of Interpol, alleging his
Red Notice Monitor
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
South Korea File Interpol Red Notice Against Crypto Boss and Revoke His Passport After $2b Crash
South Korea announce that Interpol has issued a Red Notice against Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs. South Korean authorities...
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Sep 27, 2022
- 5 min
Turkey’s manipulation of Interpol: “Erdogan’s arms are long. He hunts down anyone who opposes him”
Turkey has been widely accused of abusing Interpol databases to hunt down political opponents since the failed 2016 coup.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Sep 16, 2022
- 5 min
Is Interpol Being Corrupted by Bahrain?
An analysis of Serbia’s extradition of Bahraini activist using UAE private jet despite Strasbourg ruling. Photo by Chris Leipelt on...
Ben Keith
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Enes Kanter Freedom tells Red Notice Monitor about Turkey's abuse of Interpol
Enes Kanter Freedom tells Ben Keith about Turkey's abuse of Interpol that he has witnessed
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Interpol reforms needed to fight politically motivated alerts and warrants, say MEPs
The European Parliament has recently adopted a new cooperation agreement with INTERPOL.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
Why hasn’t Interpol caught the Tinder Swindler?
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...
Roger Sahota
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Interpol finally takes steps to prevent Russian Red Notice misuse
Interpol’s announcement that it is taking steps to restrict Russia’s ability to issue Red Notices on its global database of wanted...
Ben Keith
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
UAE police chief accused of torture 'frontrunner for top Interpol job'
Nasser Ahmed al-Raisi, accused of serious human rights abuses, could be named Interpol president in December. Ben Keith quoted in Middle...
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