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Case Study: Arrested Twice on a Russian INTERPOL Red Notice
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We recently spoke with Leila Seiitbek — founder of Freedom for Eurasia and herself a target of state persecution — to talk through one of the most underreported abuses of international legal architecture: the weaponisation of Interpol’s Red Notice system by authoritarian states.
On 14 January 2026, Red Notice Monitor Editor Rhys Davies publishes a piece in Solicitors Journal on how authoritarian states exploit Interpol Red Notices as a tool of transnational repression, and the remedies available to those who find themselves targeted.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies write for The Africa Report on 7 November 2025.
Ben Keith and Rhys Davies co-author “Seeing red?” for New Law Journal, published on 24 October 202. Free access link for non-subscribers available.
International Human Rights Advisors hosted a discussion on transnational repression and journalism at London’s Frontline Club, examining how authoritarian regimes increasingly target journalists, dissidents, and activists beyond their own borders – here are some reflections.
This article was first published in WealthBriefing on 25 September 2025.
El Salvador maintains more than 800 active Red Notices – an unprecedented use of Interpol’s system as an extension of its domestic state of emergency.
Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia on Interpol Red Notice after years evading justice. The case raises fresh questions about the effectiveness of the Red Notice system
Leading barristers Ben Keith and Rhys Davies gave evidence to Parliament, exposing how authoritarian regimes are hijacking INTERPOL to persecute dissidents worldwide.
Ben Keith discusses alleged corruption scandal. A Bloomberg article published on 23 December 2024 by Hugo Miller and Irina Vilcu revealed shocking allegations of a former senior Interpol official involving abuse of power within Interpol.