A recent EU study highlights an uptick in transnational repression campaigns from China, Russia and Iran, echoing the findings of ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation, which exposed the sprawling scope of Beijing’s campaign to silence criticis abroad. buff.ly/XcCh4NW
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A new EU report, which cites ICIJ's #ChinaTargets investigation, calls for more aggressive action to counter transnational repression, including visa bans, the expulsion of diplomats, and swifter mobilization of sanctions.
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Canada's new foreign interference watchdog comes less than a year since ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation revealed how Chinese authorities use extensive tactics to target regime critics living overseas.
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A new study commissioned by the European Parliament, citing ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets, details a set of policy recommendations for the European Union and its member states aimed at closing gaps in protection and accountability against transnational repression.
From @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social: Canada is set to name its first foreign interference commissioner a year-and-a-half after Parliament voted to create the position, and following #ChinaTargets’ recently documented cases of Chinese transnational repression in Canada.
A new EU report calls for stronger action against China’s #transnationalrepression citing @icij.org #ChinaTargets investigation that exposes Beijing’s global campaign to surveil, intimidate, & silence critics abroad, including activists from #Tibet, #Xinjiang, #HongKong www.icij.org/investigatio...
ICIJ's #ChinaTargets, The #CoinLaundry and #DamascusDossier were part of @centercoopmedia.bsky.social’s picks for the top 10 collaborations of 2025: ICIJ "delivered three massive investigations in 2025 that exemplify the power of cross-border collaboration."
A documentary by Yle, a Finnish broadcaster and ICIJ media partner, appears to confirm ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets findings about some of China’s tactics at the U.N. premises.
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Ein besonders spannendes Projekt von @icij.org: #ChinaTargets - @profil.at @derstandard.at und @papertrailmedia.de haben sich auf die Suche nach einer früheren Übersee-Polizeistation begeben - und sind auf einen Verein mit Polit-Connections gestoßen 4/8
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An EU parliamentary report identifies China, Egypt and Russia among 10 countries whose governments are responsible for nearly 80% of known cases of transnational repression, echoing ICIJ's #ChinaTargets findings.
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From @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social: A man who spent a decade and a half working as a Chinese spy has shared details of some of his missions with CBC Radio-Canada, including what he knows about a Chinese dissident who died in B.C. in 2022. #ChinaTargets
A parliamentary report identified China and other authoritarian regimes as harassing and attacking dissidents abroad, echoing findings from ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets.
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A new U.N. reprisals report describes how the Chinese government allegedly retaliated against two senior employees of the Hong Kong Democracy Council — including one featured in ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets — for their involvement with the U.N.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging member states to confront efforts by authoritarian regimes to coerce, control or silence political opponents and dissidents living in Europe. #ChinaTargets
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Thrilled to share @icij.org won two 2025 EPPY Awards!
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🏆 Best Collaborative Investigative/Enterprise Reporting: #ChinaTargets
These honors celebrate the strength of cross-border journalism and the people behind it. Thanks to our team, partners & supporters.
A U.N. report lists new allegations of reprisals from two dozen countries including China, echoing findings of ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets, which revealed how suspected proxies for the Chinese government surveilled or harassed activists at the U.N. headquarters.
From @merics.bsky.social: There is growing momentum among Western countries to take stronger action against transnational repression. However, Europe remains ill-prepared.
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¿Crees que China es tu amigo? China te atacará a ti y a tu familia sin dudarlo. Si crees en la democracia y los derechos humanos, eres una amenaza para China. Y si eres una amenaza para China, China te atacará. #ChinaTargets
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Naturalized German citizen Jian Guo, featured in ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation that revealed how Beijing uses civilians to spy on regime critics around the world, was labeled the “most serious case of Chinese espionage in Germany.”
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NEW: U.N. report on transnational repression reveals new allegations of China’s targeting of Chinese and Uyghur human rights activists outside its borders, echoing findings from @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation earlier this year. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Following #ChinaTargets revelations, Canadian lawmakers spoke out against China’s targeting of dissidents living in Canada and elsewhere, urging the government to act.
Officials have confirmed that countering foreign influence is an “utmost priority.”
NEW: Canada to announce new foreign interference watchdog to fight transnational repression #ChinaTargets www.icij.org/investigatio... via @icij.org
Just months after ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation, Canada confirmed it will appoint its first foreign interference commissioner, part of a package of reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to fight back against transnational repression.
Canada's first foreign interference watchdog will be named next month and a foreign agent registry will launch this fall, says federal public safety minister. Gary Anandasangaree denounces transnational repression from countries like China. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #ICIJ #ChinaTargets
ICYMI: China is among the worst perpetrators of transnational repression in the United Kingdom, increasingly persecuting dissidents who have sought refuge in the country, according to the U.K. Joint Committee on Human Rights. #ChinaTargets www.icij.org/news/2025/08... via @icij.org
ICIJ and #ChinaTargets media partners in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, spent months investigating over 100 Chinese non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, with special U.N. access.
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While ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets analysis focused on the actions of law enforcement in host countries, ARTICLE 19 examined several alleged episodes in which proxies for the Chinese Communist Party or its supporters were physically violent toward activists. www.icij.org/inside-icij/...
ICIJ's data team analysis, shared with #ChinaTargets media partners, showed that China’s tactics include surveillance, threats, online smear campaigns, and putting pressure on victims’ families through repeated interrogation and detention.
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