Category: Running & Rambling
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How to Combat Transnational Repression in the Journal of Democracy

In the Journal of Democracy In October 2025, two men were sentenced for an Iranian-directed murder-for-hire plot against the exiled activist Masih Alinejad. Such accountability, the authors argue, remains the exception. As Iran and a growing roster of authoritarian states reach across borders to harass, abduct, and kill exiles and diaspora critics, justice is routinely…