Press release April 16, 2026 Authoritarian Collaboration Fueled Transnational Repression in 2025 Six new governments—those of Afghanistan, Benin, Georgia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe—were identified for the first time as using transnational repression tactics. WASHINGTON—Thirty governments reached beyond their borders in 2025 to assassinate, assault, kidnap, detain, deport, and threaten their cr...