US EditionForeign repression on UK soil rising ‘unchecked’, MPs and peers warn
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 29 – UK officials increase efforts to counter Chinese government’s intimidation of dissidents, citing concerns over sovereignty and human rights violations abroad.
- On July 30, 2025, the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights released findings highlighting the growing problem of foreign governments exerting repressive actions within the United Kingdom.
- The report attributes this rise to increased transnational repression tactics by countries including China, Russia, and Iran, despite the UK lacking a formal definition or clear strategy to address it.
- The committee highlighted methods such as surveillance, online harassment, threats, misuse of INTERPOL red notices, strategic lawsuits, and physical violence targeting dissidents and communities in the UK.
- Committee chair Lord David Alton emphasized the need for the Government to both enhance support and protection for vulnerable individuals and ensure that issues of repression are given prominence in diplomatic efforts.
- The report cautions that if the government does not intensify its efforts, the ongoing increase in transnational repression could weaken the UK’s capacity to safeguard the rights of both its citizens and asylum seekers.
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On Wednesday (July 30), the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) released a landmark report urging the government to develop a clear strategy to combat the transnational repression (TNR) threat from countries such as the Chinese Communist Party.
MPs and Peers Warn of Growing Foreign Repression in the UK
Foreign countries are increasingly bold in their efforts to silence critics in the UK, prompting concerns among lawmakers that stronger measures are needed. A report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights states that transnational repression has grown in recent years, with foreign governments employing online harassment, lawsuits, and physical intimidation to target individuals within the UK. The number of MI5 investigations into threats from …
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