DEFENDING DEMOCRACY IN EXILE Policy Responses to Transnational Repression Recommendations for the Swedish government: 8 • Consider revising diplomatic practices to publicly identify transnational repression as the reason for expulsions of foreign diplomats who have been caught surveilling or harassing refugees or other residents in the country. • Reduce reliance on temporary forms of protection for asylum seekers and return to a norm of granting full refugee status. @FreedomHouse • Screen for vulnerability to transnational repression as part of the immigration and asylum process. Institute mechanisms to vet interpreters and others working with asylum seekers to ensure that they are not intimidating or collecting information on behalf of a foreign state. • Establish methods for law enforcement and security services to engage in outreach to communities that may be targeted for transnational repression. #TransnationalRepression