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UK Parliament Warns of Growing Foreign Repression
LONDON, Aug.1, 2025 – China is a leading perpetrator of transnational repression in the United Kingdom, intensifying its persecution of dissidents who have found refuge in the country, a U.K. parliamentary report stated this week.
UK Parliament Warns of Growing Foreign Repression
A U.K. parliamentary committee has sounded the alarm on increasing transnational repression within the United Kingdom, identifying China as a primary offender.
What is transnational repression and why is the U.K.concerned? The U.K. Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report detailing how authoritarian regimes, including China, Russia and Iran, exploit the U.K.’s lack of a clear strategy to target critics abroad. The committee urges the government to adopt a formal definition of transnational repression, a term for states reaching across borders to surveil, harass or attack diaspora members.
Lord David Alton, chair of the committee, expressed concern in a statement: “The UK should be a place of sanctuary and safety, however we are concerned that there is a growth of foreign repression on UK soil that is going unchecked.” He added that more support and protection are needed for those most at risk.
The growth of foreign repression on UK soil going unchecked.
We have published a report on transnational repression and we are calling on the Government to do more to protect and support victims 👇
Read the report: https://t.co/agNvG7Hszs pic.twitter.com/AQypkUG3im
– UK Parliament human Rights Committee (@HumanRightsCtte) July 30, 2025
the committee’s report followed an inquiry that gathered testimony from victims of repression from 12 authoritarian countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey. It also highlighted the abuse of Interpol red notices as a method for pursuing critics overseas.
Key takeaway: China, Russia, and Iran
