David Missal

Vice Executive Director
Tibet Initiative Deutschland e.V.
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David Missal is Vice Executive Director of Tibet Initiative Germany. He studied Sinology and Journalism in Germany and China. After being expelled from China in 2018 for interviewing human rights lawyers, he observed the mass protests in Hong Kong in 2019 for the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He has been working as an activist and China expert in Germany since 2020, focusing on China's influence activities in Germany and is one of the initiators of the Coalition against Transnational Repression in Germany.

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Repression Without Borders

Noura Chalati, Basma Mostafa, Svantje Meer, David Missal

Exiled journalists in Germany face repression from home countries, including physical attacks, surveillance and digital violence. Authoritarian regimes use technology to control critics across borders. A discussion with affected journalists and authorities aims to improve protection for victims.
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Surveillance
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