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Chinese dissident Deng Yuwen and daughter target of harassment campaign
When dissident journalist Deng Yuwen became the target of an aggressive online harassment campaign over the winter, he had little doubt that the slew of social media accounts calling him a plagiarist and a traitor were tied to the Chinese Communist Party. After Deng was expelled from his home country in 2018 for criticizing its …
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Chile government announces arrest of suspect in murder of Venezuelan dissident – JURIST
The Chilean government confirmed Friday the arrest in Costa Rica of a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda, a former Venezuelan military officer and dissident who was living as a refugee in Chile. The apprehension was executed in response to an Interpol red notice, prompting the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to …