Repressive States Misuse Interpol Red Notices to Pursue Political Targets: Report

Investigative reporting (the "Interpol Files") reveals that several states have abused Interpol Red Notices to target political opponents, journalists, and critics rather than legitimate criminals; the leaked internal documents show Russia issued the most Red Notices and Kyrgyzstan attempted to use a notice against a journalist. The piece outlines the scale of notices, examples of misuse, and Interpol's stated safeguards against abuse.