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  • 2 weeks ago | icij.org | Nicole Sadek

    Pohan Wu, a Taiwanese exchange student in Paris, stood behind barricades on Boulevard Saint-Germain, his eyes trained on the road where Chinese President Xi Jinping’s motorcade would soon pass. It was March 26, 2019, and Xi was in the French capital to discuss trade with European leaders. Armed with a teal cloth sign that read, “I am Taiwanese. I stand for Taiwan’s independence,” Wu planned to protest Beijing’s policy that asserts Taiwan is part of China.

  • 2 weeks ago | icij.org | Nicole Sadek

    What is the China Targets investigation? China Targets is a cross-border investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that sheds new light on China’s campaign to crack down on regime critics around the world, and the ineffective response of authorities in democracies where many dissidents seek refuge.

  • 1 month ago | icij.org | Nicole Sadek

    Reporters for Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America could be forced to return to repressive countries where their work puts them at risk of persecution and imprisonment following an executive order from President Donald Trump last week. The March 14 order, which gutted the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that oversees the three outlets, also endangers their journalists who are currently jailed in several countries.

  • Dec 17, 2024 | icij.org | Nicole Sadek

  • Nov 22, 2024 | rferl.org | Nicole Sadek

    This investigation is part of Caspian Cabals, a project led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) with more than 20 media partners, including RFE/RL. Every few months, Alina Qusmanghalieva faints. The cosmetologist once fainted in front of a client. She fell out of a chair during class when she was a college student. Another time she passed out on an airplane. The first time it happened was a fall day a decade ago.

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Nicole Sadek
Nicole Sadek @NicoleSadek
2 May 25

More than a dozen activists told us at @ICIJorg and our partners that they had been detained when Xi Jinping was in town. Read about each of their experiences here ⬇️

ICIJ
ICIJ @ICIJorg

During at least seven of Xi Jinping's 31 international trips between 2019 and 2024, local law enforcement shielded the Chinese president from dissent by infringing on the rights of dozens of protesters, detaining or arresting activists, often for spurious reasons. See each case: https://t.co/lRQTkN1UQi

Nicole Sadek
Nicole Sadek @NicoleSadek
30 Apr 25

RT @JoannaERobin: Dream team @NicoleSadek, @carmenmolina_a & Sam Ellefson (feat. me and @AnnysEdits) found dozens of examples of law enforc…

Nicole Sadek
Nicole Sadek @NicoleSadek
29 Apr 25

RT @ICIJorg: In country after country, local authorities tracked, detained and silenced dozens of activists to shield the Chinese leader fr…