An interesting new report delves into an important but neglected aspect of ongoing challenges to democratization, specifically the problem of transnational repression that is increasingly a threat to global democracy.

The key findings of the report—Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach—include the following:

• • There have been at least 608 cases of direct, physical transnational repression since 2014, including assassinations, abductions, assaults, detentions, and unlawful deportations.
  • At least 31 origin states on every inhabited continent have carried out such acts against victims in 79 host countries, for a total of 160 unique pairings between origin and host countries. The latter include the United States, the United Kingdom, and other established democracies.
  • An estimated 3.5 million people have been affected by either direct attacks or secondary tactics of intimidation and coercion that ripple through communities around the world.

Follow up on the full report here.