Interpol at 100: Small changes on the horizon
Will a new General Secretary be able to address some of the real issues at the heart of Interpol: funding, corruption and neutrality?
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Red Notice Monitor
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Reputational challenge: Interpol accepts $1.2m donation from Saudi Arabia
INTERPOL’s impartiality is vital for global trust. Accepting donations from repressive regimes risks undermining INTERPOL's neutrality.
Roger Sahota
- Jul 10
- 4 min
Setting the Record Straight on Abuse of the Red Notice System
Red Notice Monitor’s interpretation of recent data suggests that Interpol has good reason to be wary of the conduct of some of its members.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Interpol Confirms It Has No Ability to Block or Withdraw Abusive Wanted Person’s Diffusions
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, explains how Wanted Person Diffusions are not vetted leaving the system open to abuse by rogue states.
Red Notice Monitor
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Red Notice Monitor Exclusive: Interpol Publishes New Insight on Red Notice and Diffusion Screening
Interpol lawyer, Roger Sahota, summarises new information from Interpol on its procedure for removing Red Notices and Diffusions.
Ben Keith and Olivia Chessell
- Jun 27
- 4 min
Double Indemnity: Interpol and the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council
Interpol lawyers warn those who have successfully removed Red Notices that they may still be stopped under arrest warrants from the AIMC.
Red Notice Monitor
- May 16
- 4 min
Taking Stock: We should set the record straight on Interpol and its Red Notice system
Looking at the facts, Interpol has a long record of grappling with Red Notice abuse, what's missing is transparency.
Red Notice Monitor
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Guest Blog by Radosveta Vassileva Part Two: A Firsthand Account of Bulgaria’s Interpol Abuse
Legal scholar, Radosveta Vassileva, writes about Bulgaria's manipulation of Interpol's CCF and how to remove a politically motivated Notice.
Red Notice Monitor
- Apr 24
- 6 min
Guest Blog by Radosveta Vassileva Part One: A Firsthand Account of Bulgaria’s Interpol Abuse
Legal scholar and social advocate, Radosveta Vassileva, writes about Bulgaria's misuse of Interpol for political persecution against her.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Russia and China's abuse of Red Notices could break Interpol beyond repair
Rhys Davies and Ben Keith write for EuroNews on the abuse of Interpol Red Notices as a tool of transnational repression.
Rhys Davies
- Mar 17
- 4 min
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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