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The Many Faces of China’s New Obsession With Exit Bans

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The Many Faces of China’s New Obsession With Exit Bans
Police escort alleged criminal suspects as they get off a plane at Beijing Capital International Airport on June 7, 2019. Yin Gang/Xinhua via AP
Peter Dahlin
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A recent report by Safeguard Defenders revealed the changing and rapidly expanding use of exit bans by the Chinese regime, targeting ethnic minorities, human rights defenders, businesspeople, and foreign citizens.
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Peter Dahlin
Peter Dahlin
Author
Peter Dahlin is the founder of the NGO Safeguard Defenders and the co-founder of the Beijing-based Chinese NGO China Action (2007–2016). He is the author of “Trial by Media” and a contributor to “The People’s Republic of the Disappeared.” He lived in Beijing from 2007 until he was detained and placed in a secret jail in 2016, and subsequently deported and banned. Prior to living in China, he worked for the Swedish government on gender-equality issues. He now lives in Madrid.
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