Repression Through Interpol
Abstract
Belarus weaponizes Interpol Red Notices to hunt exiled activists across Europe, as seen in filmmaker Andrei Hnyot's year-long detention on fabricated tax charges. This creates a procedural paradox for the EU: mutual-trust systems like Schengen must filter politicized data to uphold ECHR Article 3 and Charter Article 19 non-refoulement duties. Can Europe's constitutional safeguards withstand this authoritarian assault on cooperative policing?
Fields of Study & Subjects
Crime
Illicit Activities
and Governance
Intelligence
Security
War Strategy
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
and Political Violence
Publication details
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint