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11 Sept 2023

Human rights warning over call for Ireland-UAE extradition deal

Human rights campaigners have sounded a note of caution amid calls for Ireland to sign a bilateral extradition agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Human rights warning over call for Ireland-UAE extradition deal

7 Sept 2023

Interpol fights for survival on its 100th birthday

LYON, France — A century after it was founded, the world’s only global crime-fighting organization faces an existential question: Does the world still need it?

Interpol fights for survival on its 100th birthday

6 Sept 2023

Interpol at 100: A mixed legacy of hunting fugitives and merging police data from 195 countries

Interpol is turning 100 with a mixed legacy — as a misconstrued crime-fighting organization, a network that merges police data from authoritarian states and democracies, and a global adviser on how to handle criminal trends

Interpol at 100: A mixed legacy of hunting fugitives and merging police data from 195 countries

5 Sept 2023

Germany refuses to extradite man to UK over concerns about British jail conditions

Court in Karlsruhe decides against extradition of Albanian man ‘in view of the state of the British prison system’

Germany refuses to extradite man to UK over concerns about British jail conditions

4 Sept 2023

Israeli diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz maintains innocence after Cyprus arrest

Israeli entrepreneur Beny Steinmetz was detained by Cypriot authorities upon his arrival at Larnaca Airport on August 30, on a Romanian-issued arrest warrant.

Israeli diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz maintains innocence after Cyprus arrest

21 Aug 2023

Balance of Power: An Examination of Russia’s New Limits on Interpol

In a recent development, Russia’s government has issued a decree imposing limitations on the activities of Interpol within its borders. This decree, as articulated from official sources, restricts operations of Interpol and other international organisations involved in criminal justice and law enforcement. It applies specifically to those organisations “carrying out unfriendly actions” against Russia, its companies, or its citizens.

Balance of Power: An Examination of Russia’s New Limits on Interpol

8 Aug 2023

Iraq corruption scandal: How does an Interpol Red Notice work?

Baghdad wants former officials accused of corruption to be extradited

Iraq corruption scandal: How does an Interpol Red Notice work?

5 Aug 2023

'Because of Interpol my life is destroyed': Bahrain accused of abusing the red notice system

Ahmed Jaffar Mohammed Ali says Interpol ruined his life after he was arrested on an red notice issued by Bahrain. He's serving a life sentence after being extradited from Serbia despite an order from the European Court of Human Rights preventing it.

'Because of Interpol my life is destroyed': Bahrain accused of abusing the red notice system

29 Jun 2023

Interpol being used by Kremlin to arrest critics outside of Russia, opponents say

Russia is using Interpol to find and arrest dissidents abroad, including those who criticize the war in Ukraine, exiled political opponents say.

Interpol being used by Kremlin to arrest critics outside of Russia, opponents say

22 May 2023

Glasgow chosen as venue for Interpol general assembly

More than 1,000 senior delegates, including heads of police, ministers and senior government officials will attend from 195 member countries.

The event will take place at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow from 4 to 7 November next year.

Glasgow chosen as venue for Interpol general assembly

22 Mar 2023

'Abused Interpol red notices must be reformed'

The lawyer for a British grandfather trapped in the Ukraine for a year after his name was put on an Interpol database has called for reform of the red notice system.

'Abused Interpol red notices must be reformed'

21 Mar 2023

British father tells of rats ordeal after being released from Iraqi jail

Brian Glendinning returned to Scotland on November 19.

British father tells of rats ordeal after being released from Iraqi jail

17 Mar 2023

Egyptian-American activist sues Interpol, Egypt and UAE after detention in Dubai

Lawyers for Sherif Osman say he was kidnapped and unlawfully detained with the help of international security bodies to shut down his calls for protests

Egyptian-American activist sues Interpol, Egypt and UAE after detention in Dubai

14 Nov 2022

Scot held in Iraq: 'I was jumping around my cell shouting freedom'

A Scottish engineer who spent two months in custody in Iraq says he jumped around his cell shouting freedom when told he was being released.

Scot held in Iraq: 'I was jumping around my cell shouting freedom'

3 Dec 2018

The Scourge of the Red Notice

How some countries use Interpol to go after dissidents and debtors.

The Scourge of the Red Notice
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