DEFENDING DEMOCRACY IN EXILE Policy Responses to Transnational Repression Recommendations to the Turkish government: 8 • Use regular channels of bilateral legal cooperation to seek the return of people accused of criminal acts from abroad instead of relying on extrajudicial tactics to repatriate political opponents. • Re-evaluate the practice of distributing humanitarian residence permits through diaspora associations to ensure that the process is transparent and not vulnerable to corruption. • Establish safeguards within deportation procedures that provide an opportunity for migrants to receive legal aid and sufficient time to appeal deportation decision. @FreedomHouse • Ensure that Uyghurs of any nationality are not deported to third states from which they may be forcibly returned to China. • Review existing information-sharing channels established to combat organized crime and terrorism to ensure that foreign states do not have undue influence in how security designations are applied to people residing in Turkey. • Expand and formalize existing practices of warning and protecting individuals who are targeted by foreign states. #TransnationalRepression