“Transnational repression is a phenomenon that is only growing in scope, scale and sophistication worldwide,” writes Ron Deibert in his new op-ed for the Globe and Mail.
In the piece, Deibert focuses on the Leaders’ Statement on countering transnational repression that was put forward after the G7 summit last month in Alberta.
Transnational repression occurs when authoritarian governments reach across borders to silence and harass political dissidents. Citizen Lab researchers have been investigating and writing about transnational repression and the abuse of spyware for more than a decade.
“As the host of the G7, Canada should be applauded for helping organize this joint statement. But it’s also important to be frank in acknowledging just how far Canada has to go to meet its own commitments – or, to put it less mildly, how much its own practices are currently at odds with those commitments,” says Deibert.