An Indonesian protester rallies in favor of Uyghur independence. China has been accused of silencing members of the Muslim minority group. AP Photo/Dita Alangkara October 25, 2024 Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas Repressive countries have more success in co-opting support to silence overseas critics with governments they trade with.
