Russia’s invasion of Ukraine significantly exacerbated existing trends in transnational repression, demonstrating how human rights crises spill over and ripple out. Responding to extraterritorial violence and the growing reach of authoritarian governments requires seeing the issue through a lens that encompasses humanitarian, asylum, and security dimensions. THE HIGH COST OF SPEAKING OUT The purpose of transnational repression is to silence dissent in order to maintain an autocrat’s grip on power. Although origin countries target many different groups, including ethnic and religious minorities, individuals who publicly criticize the government are often singled out for harassment and even violence. Journalists have been the targets of 97 incidents, or 11 percent of all incidents, of physical transnational repression identified by Freedom House since 2014. 4 Explore more at https://freedomhouse.org/report/transnational-repression #TransnationalRepression