Crossing Borders: State-sponsored interference in diaspora communities in the Netherlands
The Netherland's General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) describe the various ways in which foreign governments interfere with Dutch nationals with a migration background with the term “state-sponsored interference in diaspora communities”. A phenomenon that can deeply affect those communities and the lives of individual victims, undermining the democratic legal order in the Netherlands and threatens their national security.
The report includes findings on the Islamic Republic of Iran's use of proxy organizations in its transnational repression. The Swedish security service Säpo publicly disclosed in May 2024 that the Iranian regime uses criminal networks in Sweden to carry out violent actions against groups or individuals in Sweden that Iran considers a threat. According to the Säpo, Iran has for years been carrying out activities in Sweden that threaten Swedish security interests and its people. Iranian activities mainly target dissident groups and certain individuals within the Iranian diaspora.
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