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Emile Dirks

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Senior Research Associate @citizenlab. Researching digital authoritarianism in China and beyond. Follow me on @emiledirks.bsky.social
Toronto Joined December 2013
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Emile Dirks @emiledirks
A sobering new investigation by @ICIJorg showing the scale and severity of Chinese state transnational repression. I'm briefly quoted alongside victims, activists, and experts.
ICIJ Verified account @ICIJorg Apr 28, 2025
ICIJ’s #ChinaTargets investigation is now live!

Click below to read how Beijing abuses international institutions to terrorize its critics and extend its repressive tactics worldwide. buff.ly/6GgmIKu
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Emile Dirks @emiledirks
Our oped on the need for Ottawa to combat transnational repression, a problem made worse by democratic backsliding in the US & big techs role in facilitating online harassment. With @nouraaljizawi, @sienaanstis, & @RonDeibert.

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
www.theglobeandmail.com Opinion: The final Hogue report was a missed opportunity to tackle transnational repression Canada’s commission on foreign interference did not adequately address the problems faced by diaspora communities
Emile Dirks @emiledirks
Highly recommending this new article on transnational repression, written by my colleagues @sienaanstis, @nouraaljizawi & @RonDeibert.
profdeibert @RonDeibert Jul 7, 2023
NEW article: "Transnational Repression and the Difference Faces of Sovereignty," with my @citizenlab colleagues @nouraaljizawi @sienaanstis in the @TempleLawReview
templelawreview.org/essay/transnat… ⬇️
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