LIVE NOW: Safeguarding Dissident Voices: Addressing Transnational Repression Threats to Homeland Security–House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism

Published on January 17, 2024

The House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence will hold a hearing entitled, “Safeguarding Dissident Voices: Addressing Transnational Repression Threats to Homeland Security.” The subcommittee will meet at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 17. Witnesses Enes Kanter Freedom, private citizen Bob Fu, founder and president, China Aid Association Inc. Annie Boyajian, vice president for policy and advocacy, Freedom House Gissou Nia, director of the Strategic Litigation Project, Atlantic Council Witness testimony can be found here. ...

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