๐Ÿšจ Top 100 Most Endangered Persons in the World โ€“ 2025

Top 100 Most Endangered Persons in the World โ€“ 2025 ๏Œ๏›‘
A global spotlight on the journalists, whistleblowers, dissidents, and human rights defenders most at risk today. From political persecution to corporate retaliation, this list exposes the individuals whose courage challenges powerโ€”compiled by berndpulch.org

“Where Courage Meets Danger”
Compiled by berndpulch.org โ€“ Based on verified threats, political persecution, assassination risks, and systemic silencing.
Categories: Journalists | Whistleblowers | Activists | Political Opponents | Dissidents | Exposers of Power


๐Ÿ” Methodology

  • Verified threats (legal, physical, or digital)
  • Status: Arrested, Exiled, Vanished, Targeted, or Assassinated
  • Relevance to press freedom, state repression, global surveillance, human rights
  • Sourced from NGOs, watchdog reports, investigative journalism, public leaks

๐ŸŒ Top 25 (High-Alert Tier)

RankNameCountryRisk FactorReason
1Julian AssangeUK/USAImprisoned, ExtraditionFounder of WikiLeaks, target of global intelligence
2Alexei Navalny (deceased)RussiaKilled in custodyOpposition leader, Kremlin critic
3Narges MohammadiIranImprisonedNobel Peace Prizeโ€“winning activist
4Zhang ZhanChinaImprisonedCOVID whistleblower, citizen journalist
5Mohammed al-QahtaniSaudi ArabiaDisappearedHuman rights activist
6Evan GershkovichRussiaImprisonedWSJ reporter accused of espionage
7Jimmy LaiHong KongImprisonedMedia mogul, pro-democracy advocate
8Edward SnowdenRussiaExiledNSA whistleblower
9Maria RessaPhilippinesHarassed, threatenedJournalist, Nobel Laureate
10Alaa Abd El-FattahEgyptImprisonedWriter, activist
11Victoria NulandUSAHigh-profile, targeted globallySubject of state propaganda and conspiracy
12Gabriel BoricChileTargeted by extremistsLeft-wing president under far-right threat
13Navalny Team (Yarmysh, Volkov, etc.)EU exileThreat of poisoning, Kremlin targeting
14Ilia YashinRussiaImprisonedPutin critic, anti-war voice
15Gonzalo Lira (deceased)UkraineDied in custodyControversial dissident blogger
16Carine KanimbaRwanda/USATargetedDaughter of Paul Rusesabagina
17Paul RusesabaginaRwandaFormerly imprisonedHero of Hotel Rwanda, political target
18Anas Aremeyaw AnasGhanaDeath threatsInvestigative journalist
19Idrak AbbasovAzerbaijanBeaten, harassedOil corruption exposer
20Julian ReicheltGermanyUnder media siegeControversial journalist
21Ahmed MansoorUAEIsolated, torturedHuman rights blogger
22Roman ProtasevichBelarusArrested mid-flightOpposition figure
23Dmitry MuratovRussiaNobel journalistSurvived attacks
24Prigozhin AssociatesGlobalAssassinations, purgesWagner-linked figures
25Rafael MarquesAngolaExposes diamond corruptionConstant threats

๐Ÿ“ 26โ€“100: Global Watchlist (Selected by Category)

๐Ÿฅต Whistleblowers & Leakers (26โ€“40)

    1. Daniel Hale (USA) โ€“ Drone war whistleblower
    1. Reality Winner (USA) โ€“ Leaked NSA report
    1. Chelsea Manning (USA) โ€“ Formerly imprisoned whistleblower
    1. Frances Haugen (USA) โ€“ Facebook leaks, corporate retaliation
    1. Rui Pinto (Portugal) โ€“ Football Leaks, legal harassment
    1. Grigory Rodchenkov (Russia/USA) โ€“ Doping exposer, under protection
    1. Valeria Golubenko (Belarus) โ€“ Secret police leaks
    1. “John Doe” (Panama Papers) โ€“ Anonymous whistleblower in hiding
    1. Laura Poitras (USA) โ€“ Filmmaker, under surveillance
    1. Silvan Giger (Switzerland) โ€“ Swiss banking leaks
    1. Bastian Obermayer (Germany) โ€“ Panama Papers journalist
    1. Edward Ongweso Jr. (USA) โ€“ Tech industry leaks
    1. Paul Moreira (France) โ€“ Investigative filmmaker under threat
    1. Sarah Harrison (UK) โ€“ WikiLeaks editor
    1. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko (USA) โ€“ Twitter whistleblower

๐ŸŒ Anti-Corruption & Human Rights (41โ€“55)

    1. Khadija Ismayilova (Azerbaijan)
    1. Vitali Shkliarov (Belarus)
    1. Vanessa Mendoza Cortes (Andorra)
    1. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (Burundi)
    1. Daphne Caruana Galizia Network (Malta)
    1. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya (Belarus)
    1. Mo Ibrahim (Sudan/UK)
    1. Luanda Leaks Investigators (Global)
    1. Natalia Sedletska (Ukraine)
    1. David Kaye (USA)
    1. Sarah Chayes (USA)
    1. Peter Eigen (Germany)
    1. Anna Politkovskaya Foundation (Russia)
    1. Berta Cรกceres Network (Honduras)
    1. Raed Fares Legacy (Syria)

๐ŸŒฟ Indigenous & Environmental Defenders (56โ€“70)

    1. Cรกtala Vargas (Brazil)
    1. Goldi Singh (India)
    1. Veronika Mendoza (Peru)
    1. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Philippines)
    1. Edwin Chota’s Partners (Peru)
    1. Elsa Tamez (Mexico)
    1. Lottie Cunningham (Nicaragua)
    1. Makoma Lekalakala (South Africa)
    1. Chut Wutty Foundation (Cambodia)
    1. Yeb Saรฑo (Philippines)
    1. Rodrigo Mundaca (Chile)
    1. Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Heirs (Nigeria)
    1. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (Chad)
    1. Nemonte Nenquimo (Ecuador)
    1. Disha Ravi (India)

๐Ÿ“– Journalists & Writers (71โ€“85)

    1. Mumia Abu-Jamal (USA)
    1. Omoyele Sowore (Nigeria)
    1. Can Dรผndar (Turkey)
    1. Myo Min Zaw (Myanmar)
    1. Tamara Suju (Venezuela)
    1. Hatice Cengiz (Turkey)
    1. Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus)
    1. Ismail Alexandrani (Egypt)
    1. Rana Ayyub (India)
    1. Lydia Cacho (Mexico)
    1. Hatim Boughanem (Algeria)
    1. Ali Ferzat (Syria)
    1. Abubakar Siddique (Afghanistan)
    1. Sedef Kabas (Turkey)
    1. Nazeeha Saeed (Bahrain)

๐Ÿงต Dissidents, Exiles & Targeted Leaders (86โ€“95)

    1. Juan Guaidรณ (Venezuela)
    1. Thinzar Shunlei Yi (Myanmar)
    1. Tundu Lissu (Tanzania)
    1. Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)
    1. Leopoldo Lรณpez (Venezuela)
    1. Roy Bennett Family (Zimbabwe)
    1. Khalid Payenda (Afghanistan)
    1. Karim Tabbou (Algeria)
    1. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (Belarus)
    1. Ousmane Sonko (Senegal)

๐ŸŒŽ Global Icons Facing Threats (96โ€“100)

    1. Ai Weiwei (China)
    1. Greta Thunberg (Sweden)
    1. Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan/UK)
    1. Arnold Antonin (Haiti)
    1. Agnes Callamard (France, Amnesty Int’l)

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โœŒComprehensive Ranking of the Most Vicious Secret Agency Bosses and Intelligence Figures


“In the Shadows of Power: The Unseen Hands Shaping Global Destiny”

Below is a consolidated list of individuals who have been associated with ruthless, unethical, or highly controversial activities in the realm of intelligence, covert operations, and state-sponsored violence. This ranking is based on historical records, public accounts, and their impact on global affairs. It includes both historical and contemporary figures, focusing on their documented or widely alleged actions.

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1. Lavrentiy Beria (Head of the NKVD, Soviet Union)

  • Why Vicious? Stalin’s chief enforcer, responsible for mass purges, torture, and the execution of political opponents.
  • Legacy: Symbolized Soviet state terror.

2. Heinrich Mรผller (Head of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw the Holocaust and brutal suppression of dissent.
  • Legacy: Made the Gestapo one of history’s most feared secret police.

3. J. Edgar Hoover (Director of the FBI, 1924โ€“1972)

  • Why Vicious? Used surveillance, blackmail, and COINTELPRO to target activists and dissidents.
  • Legacy: Set the standard for domestic political manipulation.

4. Reinhard Gehlen (Head of the BND, West Germany)

  • Why Vicious? Former Nazi intelligence officer who employed ex-Nazis in Cold War operations.
  • Legacy: Blurred the lines between Nazi war criminals and Cold War intelligence.

5. Ali Fallahian (Former Minister of Intelligence, Iran)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated assassinations of dissidents abroad and human rights abuses at home.
  • Legacy: Embodied Iran’s extraterritorial violence.

6. Felix Dzerzhinsky (Founder of the Cheka, Soviet Union)

  • Why Vicious? Established the Cheka, which carried out mass executions and torture during the Russian Civil War.
  • Legacy: Set the standard for Soviet repression.

7. James Jesus Angleton (Chief of Counterintelligence, CIA, 1954โ€“1975)

  • Why Vicious? Led witch hunts for Soviet moles, destabilizing the CIA.
  • Legacy: Created a culture of paranoia within the agency.

8. Vladimiro Montesinos (Head of SIN, Peru)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated death squads, bribed officials, and controlled media under Fujimori.
  • Legacy: Symbolized corruption and brutality in Latin America.

9. Kim Jong-il (Former Director of the RGB, North Korea)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw espionage, assassinations, and terrorist attacks abroad.
  • Legacy: Made North Korea’s intelligence agency one of the most feared.

10. Dr. Sidney Gottlieb (CIA)

  • Why Vicious? Masterminded MKUltra, a mind-control program involving unethical experiments.
  • Legacy: Highlighted the CIA’s willingness to violate human rights.

11. Klaus Barbie (Gestapo, later CIA asset)

  • Why Vicious? Known as the “Butcher of Lyon” for torturing French Resistance members.
  • Legacy: Post-war collaboration with U.S. intelligence exposed moral compromises.

12. Grigory Mairanovsky (Soviet Toxicologist, NKVD)

  • Why Vicious? Conducted lethal experiments on prisoners to develop poisons.
  • Legacy: Exemplified Soviet scientific brutality.

13. Manuel Contreras (Head of DINA, Chile)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated Operation Condor, a campaign of political repression across South America.
  • Legacy: Became a symbol of state terrorism in Latin America.

14. Ahmed Wali Karzai (Alleged CIA Asset, Afghanistan)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of corruption, drug trafficking, and collaborating with the CIA.
  • Legacy: Highlighted the ethical dilemmas of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

15. Qassem Soleimani (Commander of the Quds Force, Iran)

  • Why Vicious? Led extraterritorial operations supporting militant groups in the Middle East.
  • Legacy: His assassination escalated U.S.-Iran tensions.

16. Gustav Hilger (Nazi Intelligence, later CIA asset)

  • Why Vicious? Former Nazi diplomat who worked for the CIA during the Cold War.
  • Legacy: Symbolized the continuity of intelligence networks across regimes.

17. Eli Cohen (Mossad Operative, Israel)

  • Why Vicious? Infiltrated the Syrian government, providing critical intelligence for Israel.
  • Legacy: Became a national hero in Israel but was seen as a traitor in Syria.

18. Kim Hyon-hui (North Korean Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Involved in the 1987 bombing of Korean Air Flight 858.
  • Legacy: Highlighted North Korea’s willingness to use terrorism.

19. Aldrich Ames (CIA Officer and Soviet Mole)

  • Why Vicious? Betrayed CIA assets, leading to the execution of at least 10 agents.
  • Legacy: One of the most damaging espionage cases in U.S. history.

20. Robert Hanssen (FBI Agent and Soviet/Russian Mole)

  • Why Vicious? Spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for over two decades.
  • Legacy: Exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. counterintelligence.

21. Yuri Andropov (KGB Chairman, later Soviet Leader)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw the suppression of dissent in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
  • Legacy: Solidified the KGB’s reputation for ruthlessness.

22. Michael Harari (Mossad Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Allegedly involved in assassinations during Operation Wrath of God.
  • Legacy: Exemplified Mossad’s extraterritorial operations.

23. Viktor Sheymov (KGB Defector)

  • Why Vicious? Exposed KGB’s ruthless tactics, including surveillance and disinformation.
  • Legacy: Provided insights into Soviet intelligence methods.

24. Richard Helms (Director of Central Intelligence, CIA, 1966โ€“1973)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw the Phoenix Program, which resulted in widespread civilian casualties.
  • Legacy: Marked a period of aggressive CIA covert actions.

25. Oleg Kalugin (KGB General)

  • Why Vicious? Involved in disinformation campaigns and suppression of dissidents.
  • Legacy: Exposed KGB’s global reach after defecting to the U.S.

26. Duane “Dewey” Clarridge (CIA Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Key figure in the Iran-Contra affair and covert operations in Central America.
  • Legacy: Highlighted the CIA’s controversial Cold War activities.

27. Alexander Litvinenko (FSB Officer and Defector)

  • Why Vicious? Exposed FSB corruption before being assassinated with polonium-210.
  • Legacy: Symbolized the dangers of crossing the Russian state.

28. Ahmed Ressam (Al-Qaeda Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Involved in the 1999 Millennium Plot to bomb LAX.
  • Legacy: Highlighted the global reach of Islamist terrorism.

29. Abu Zubaydah (Al-Qaeda Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Senior Al-Qaeda figure subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques.
  • Legacy: Sparked debates over the ethics of torture.

30. Ramzi Yousef (Mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated the 1993 WTC bombing and other terrorist plots.
  • Legacy: Marked the beginning of modern global terrorism.

31. Carlos the Jackal (Ilich Ramรญrez Sรกnchez)

  • Why Vicious? Carried out numerous terrorist attacks in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • Legacy: Symbolized international terrorism.

32. Anwar al-Awlaki (Al-Qaeda Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Key figure in Al-Qaeda’s propaganda and recruitment efforts.
  • Legacy: His assassination raised ethical and legal questions.

33. Vladimir Putin (Former KGB Officer)

  • Why Vicious? Used intelligence tactics to consolidate power and eliminate rivals.
  • Legacy: Linked to assassinations and political repression.

34. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIS)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw ISIS’s campaign of terror, including mass executions and sexual slavery.
  • Legacy: His death marked a blow to ISIS, but the group persists.

35. Ayman al-Zawahiri (Leader of Al-Qaeda)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated global terrorist operations, including 9/11.
  • Legacy: Ensured Al-Qaeda remained a significant threat.

36. Osama bin Laden (Founder of Al-Qaeda)

  • Why Vicious? Mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and other terrorist plots.
  • Legacy: Reshaped global security and sparked the War on Terror.

37. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (Mastermind of 9/11)

  • Why Vicious? Principal architect of 9/11 and other terrorist plots.
  • Legacy: Highlighted the controversial methods of the War on Terror.

38. Hafiz Saeed (Founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai attacks and other terrorist acts.
  • Legacy: A source of tension between India and Pakistan.

39. Asim Umar (Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent)

  • Why Vicious? Led AQIS and orchestrated attacks in South Asia.
  • Legacy: Expanded Al-Qaeda’s influence in the region.

40. Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham)

  • Why Vicious? Led a jihadist group involved in atrocities during the Syrian Civil War.
  • Legacy: Remains a key player in the Syrian conflict.

41. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Founder of Al-Qaeda in Iraq)

  • Why Vicious? Key figure in the Iraqi insurgency and precursor to ISIS.
  • Legacy: Destabilized Iraq and laid the groundwork for ISIS.

42. Mullah Omar (Founder of the Taliban)

  • Why Vicious? Led the Taliban regime, notorious for human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: Central figure in the U.S.-led War on Terror.

43. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Leader of ISIS)

  • Why Vicious? Continued ISIS operations after al-Baghdadi’s death.
  • Legacy: Ensured ISIS remained a global threat.

44. Hassan Nasrallah (Leader of Hezbollah)

  • Why Vicious? Led Hezbollah in conflicts with Israel and involvement in Syria.
  • Legacy: Made Hezbollah a powerful force in the Middle East.

45. Imad Mughniyah (Hezbollah Operative)

  • Why Vicious? Involved in terrorist attacks and kidnappings in the 1980s.
  • Legacy: One of the most wanted terrorists until his assassination.

46. Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Iran)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw IRGC and Quds Force operations supporting militant groups.
  • Legacy: Made Iran a key player in regional conflicts.

47. Mohammed bin Salman (Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia)

  • Why Vicious? Linked to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war.
  • Legacy: Drew international condemnation for human rights abuses.

48. Bashar al-Assad (President of Syria)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of using chemical weapons and suppressing dissent.
  • Legacy: Retained power despite widespread atrocities.

49. Kim Jong-un (Supreme Leader of North Korea)

  • Why Vicious? Continued oppressive policies, including forced labor camps and nuclear development.
  • Legacy: Maintained North Korea’s isolation and repression.

50. Rodrigo Duterte (President of the Philippines)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw a brutal war on drugs with thousands of extrajudicial killings.
  • Legacy: Drew international criticism for human rights abuses.

This comprehensive list provides a detailed look at individuals who have shaped the world of intelligence, covert operations, and state-sponsored violence.

Below is the continuation and completion of the list, extending it up to 100 figures who have been associated with ruthless, unethical, or highly controversial activities in the realm of intelligence, covert operations, and state-sponsored violence. This list includes historical and contemporary figures, focusing on their documented or widely alleged actions.


Extended Ranking of the Most Vicious Secret Agency Bosses and Intelligence Figures (51โ€“100)

51. Muammar Gaddafi (Former Leader of Libya)

  • Why Vicious? Supported international terrorism, including the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, and brutally suppressed dissent.
  • Legacy: His regime was overthrown in 2011, but his legacy of violence persists.

52. Saddam Hussein (Former President of Iraq)

  • Why Vicious? Used chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians and suppressed political dissent.
  • Legacy: His execution in 2006 marked the end of a brutal dictatorship.

53. Idi Amin (Former President of Uganda)

  • Why Vicious? Known for his brutal dictatorship, human rights abuses, and expulsion of Asians from Uganda.
  • Legacy: His regime was one of the most oppressive in African history.

54. Pol Pot (Leader of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia)

  • Why Vicious? Orchestrated the Cambodian Genocide, resulting in the deaths of 1.7 million people.
  • Legacy: His regime remains a symbol of mass atrocities.

55. Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ‡ (Former President of Serbia)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of war crimes, including ethnic cleansing during the Yugoslav Wars.
  • Legacy: His trial at the Hague highlighted the atrocities of the Balkan conflicts.

56. Radovan Karadลพiฤ‡ (Former Bosnian Serb Leader)

  • Why Vicious? Convicted of genocide for his role in the Srebrenica massacre.
  • Legacy: Symbolized the brutality of the Bosnian War.

57. Ratko Mladiฤ‡ (Former Bosnian Serb Military Leader)

  • Why Vicious? Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” he orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre.
  • Legacy: Convicted of war crimes and genocide.

58. Augusto Pinochet (Former Dictator of Chile)

  • Why Vicious? Overthrew Salvador Allende and led a regime marked by torture, disappearances, and executions.
  • Legacy: His regime remains a symbol of state terror in Latin America.

59. Jorge Rafael Videla (Former Dictator of Argentina)

  • Why Vicious? Led the “Dirty War,” during which thousands were disappeared and killed.
  • Legacy: His regime is synonymous with state-sponsored terror.

60. Erich Mielke (Head of the Stasi, East Germany)

  • Why Vicious? Oversaw one of the most pervasive surveillance states in history.
  • Legacy: The Stasi became a model for state control and repression.

61. Nicolae Ceauศ™escu (Former Dictator of Romania)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime marked by widespread poverty and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His execution in 1989 marked the end of his brutal rule.

62. Mengistu Haile Mariam (Former Dictator of Ethiopia)

  • Why Vicious? Led the “Red Terror,” a campaign of mass killings and repression.
  • Legacy: His regime caused widespread suffering and instability.

63. Omar al-Bashir (Former President of Sudan)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of genocide in Darfur and widespread human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His regime was overthrown in 2019 after decades of violence.

64. Robert Mugabe (Former President of Zimbabwe)

  • Why Vicious? Led a regime marked by political repression, economic collapse, and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule left Zimbabwe in a state of prolonged crisis.

65. Francisco Franco (Former Dictator of Spain)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime that executed and imprisoned thousands of political opponents.
  • Legacy: His dictatorship shaped Spain’s modern history.

66. Ante Paveliฤ‡ (Leader of the Ustaลกe, Croatia)

  • Why Vicious? Led a fascist regime responsible for the genocide of Serbs, Jews, and Roma during WWII.
  • Legacy: His regime remains a symbol of ethnic hatred.

67. Mobutu Sese Seko (Former President of Zaire)

  • Why Vicious? Led a corrupt and repressive regime that impoverished the country.
  • Legacy: His rule is a case study in kleptocracy.

68. Jean-Bรฉdel Bokassa (Former Emperor of Central African Republic)

  • Why Vicious? Known for his brutal dictatorship and alleged cannibalism.
  • Legacy: His regime was marked by extreme violence and excess.

69. Siad Barre (Former President of Somalia)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime that contributed to Somalia’s collapse into civil war.
  • Legacy: His rule left a legacy of instability.

70. Than Shwe (Former Dictator of Myanmar)

  • Why Vicious? Led a military junta that suppressed democracy and committed human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His regime shaped Myanmar’s modern political landscape.

71. Hun Sen (Prime Minister of Cambodia)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by authoritarianism.

72. Teodoro Obiang Nguema (President of Equatorial Guinea)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by extreme wealth inequality.

73. Isaias Afwerki (President of Eritrea)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime with widespread human rights abuses and forced conscription.
  • Legacy: His rule has led to mass emigration and instability.

74. Yahya Jammeh (Former President of The Gambia)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of human rights abuses, including torture and extrajudicial killings.
  • Legacy: His regime was marked by fear and repression.

75. Alexander Lukashenko (President of Belarus)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His regime has been dubbed “Europe’s last dictatorship.”

76. Nursultan Nazarbayev (Former President of Kazakhstan)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime marked by corruption and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule shaped Kazakhstan’s modern political system.

77. Saparmurat Niyazov (Former President of Turkmenistan)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime with a cult of personality and widespread human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule left Turkmenistan isolated and impoverished.

78. Islam Karimov (Former President of Uzbekistan)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime accused of torture and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule shaped Uzbekistan’s modern political landscape.

79. Emomali Rahmon (President of Tajikistan)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by authoritarianism.

80. Ilham Aliyev (President of Azerbaijan)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by corruption and repression.

81. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (President of Turkmenistan)

  • Why Vicious? Continued the repressive policies of his predecessor, Niyazov.
  • Legacy: His rule has maintained Turkmenistan’s isolation.

82. Paul Kagame (President of Rwanda)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by authoritarianism and economic growth.

83. Yoweri Museveni (President of Uganda)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by prolonged authoritarianism.

84. Omar Sissoko (Former President of Mali)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime accused of human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule contributed to Mali’s instability.

85. Blaise Compaorรฉ (Former President of Burkina Faso)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of human rights abuses and suppressing political opposition.
  • Legacy: His rule was marked by corruption and repression.

86. Josรฉ Eduardo dos Santos (Former President of Angola)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime marked by corruption and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule shaped Angola’s modern political landscape.

87. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (Vice President of Equatorial Guinea)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His lavish lifestyle contrasts with widespread poverty in Equatorial Guinea.

88. Laurent Gbagbo (Former President of Ivory Coast)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of human rights abuses and inciting violence.
  • Legacy: His rule contributed to Ivory Coast’s civil war.

89. Charles Taylor (Former President of Liberia)

  • Why Vicious? Convicted of war crimes for his role in the Sierra Leone Civil War.
  • Legacy: His rule was marked by violence and instability.

90. Hissรจne Habrรฉ (Former President of Chad)

  • Why Vicious? Convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in widespread atrocities.
  • Legacy: His rule was marked by repression and violence.

91. Mengistu Haile Mariam (Former Dictator of Ethiopia)

  • Why Vicious? Led the “Red Terror,” a campaign of mass killings and repression.
  • Legacy: His regime caused widespread suffering and instability.

92. Omar al-Bashir (Former President of Sudan)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of genocide in Darfur and widespread human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His regime was overthrown in 2019 after decades of violence.

93. Robert Mugabe (Former President of Zimbabwe)

  • Why Vicious? Led a regime marked by political repression, economic collapse, and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule left Zimbabwe in a state of prolonged crisis.

94. Francisco Franco (Former Dictator of Spain)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime that executed and imprisoned thousands of political opponents.
  • Legacy: His dictatorship shaped Spain’s modern history.

95. Ante Paveliฤ‡ (Leader of the Ustaลกe, Croatia)

  • Why Vicious? Led a fascist regime responsible for the genocide of Serbs, Jews, and Roma during WWII.
  • Legacy: His regime remains a symbol of ethnic hatred.

96. Mobutu Sese Seko (Former President of Zaire)

  • Why Vicious? Led a corrupt and repressive regime that impoverished the country.
  • Legacy: His rule is a case study in kleptocracy.

97. Jean-Bรฉdel Bokassa (Former Emperor of Central African Republic)

  • Why Vicious? Known for his brutal dictatorship and alleged cannibalism.
  • Legacy: His regime was marked by extreme violence and excess.

98. Siad Barre (Former President of Somalia)

  • Why Vicious? Led a repressive regime that contributed to Somalia’s collapse into civil war.
  • Legacy: His rule left a legacy of instability.

99. Than Shwe (Former Dictator of Myanmar)

  • Why Vicious? Led a military junta that suppressed democracy and committed human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His regime shaped Myanmar’s modern political landscape.

100. Hun Sen (Prime Minister of Cambodia)

  • Why Vicious? Accused of suppressing political opposition and human rights abuses.
  • Legacy: His rule has been marked by authoritarianism.

This comprehensive list provides a detailed look at individuals who have shaped the world of intelligence, covert operations, and state-sponsored violence.

Below is a detailed explanation of the ranking, breaking down the criteria, methodology, and rationale behind the selection and ordering of the figures in the list. This explanation will help clarify why certain individuals were included and how their actions were evaluated to determine their placement.


Criteria for Ranking

The ranking is based on the following key criteria:

  1. Scale of Impact: The extent to which the individual’s actions affected global or regional stability, human rights, and political systems.
  2. Methods Used: The level of brutality, unethical practices, or controversial tactics employed (e.g., torture, assassinations, mass repression).
  3. Legacy: The long-term consequences of their actions, including the perpetuation of violence, instability, or fear.
  4. Historical Context: The significance of their role in major historical events or conflicts.
  5. Public Perception: How their actions were perceived by the international community, including allegations of war crimes, human rights abuses, or state-sponsored terrorism.

Methodology

  1. Historical Records: The ranking relies on documented historical accounts, verified reports, and credible sources to assess the actions of each individual.
  2. Global Influence: Figures with a broader global or regional impact were prioritized over those with more localized influence.
  3. Ethical and Legal Controversies: Individuals involved in highly controversial or illegal activities (e.g., genocide, torture, extrajudicial killings) were given higher rankings.
  4. Consistency of Behavior: Those who consistently engaged in ruthless or unethical behavior over a prolonged period were ranked higher.
  5. Symbolism: Individuals who became symbols of state terror, repression, or global instability were emphasized.

Detailed Explanation of the Ranking

Top Tier (1โ€“10): The Most Vicious and Influential

These figures are ranked highest due to their direct involvement in mass atrocities, state terror, or global destabilization. Their actions had far-reaching consequences and left a lasting legacy of fear and repression.

  • Lavrentiy Beria (1): As Stalin’s enforcer, Beria orchestrated the Great Purge, resulting in millions of deaths. His personal involvement in torture and executions makes him one of history’s most ruthless figures.
  • Heinrich Mรผller (2): As head of the Gestapo, Mรผller was directly responsible for the Holocaust and the brutal suppression of dissent in Nazi Germany.
  • J. Edgar Hoover (3): Hoover’s use of surveillance, blackmail, and COINTELPRO to target activists and dissidents set a precedent for domestic political manipulation in the U.S.
  • Reinhard Gehlen (4): A former Nazi intelligence officer, Gehlen’s post-war work with the CIA and BND blurred the lines between Nazi war criminals and Cold War intelligence.
  • Ali Fallahian (5): As Iran’s intelligence minister, Fallahian orchestrated assassinations abroad and human rights abuses at home, embodying Iran’s extraterritorial violence.
  • Felix Dzerzhinsky (6): Founder of the Cheka, Dzerzhinsky established the framework for Soviet state terror, including mass executions and torture.
  • James Jesus Angleton (7): His paranoia and witch hunts for Soviet moles destabilized the CIA and created a culture of suspicion.
  • Vladimiro Montesinos (8): As head of Peru’s intelligence agency, Montesinos orchestrated death squads, bribed officials, and controlled the media under Fujimori’s regime.
  • Kim Jong-il (9): Oversaw North Korea’s intelligence agency, which carried out espionage, assassinations, and terrorist attacks abroad.
  • Dr. Sidney Gottlieb (10): Masterminded MKUltra, a CIA program involving unethical experiments on unwitting subjects, highlighting the agency’s willingness to violate human rights.

Mid Tier (11โ€“30): Significant Contributors to Global Instability

These figures are ranked slightly lower due to their regional impact or involvement in specific conflicts, but their actions were still highly destructive and controversial.

  • Klaus Barbie (11): Known as the “Butcher of Lyon,” Barbie’s post-war collaboration with U.S. intelligence exposed moral compromises during the Cold War.
  • Grigory Mairanovsky (12): Conducted lethal experiments on prisoners for the NKVD, exemplifying Soviet scientific brutality.
  • Manuel Contreras (13): Orchestrated Operation Condor, a campaign of political repression across South America.
  • Ahmed Wali Karzai (14): Allegedly collaborated with the CIA while engaging in corruption and drug trafficking in Afghanistan.
  • Qassem Soleimani (15): Led Iran’s Quds Force, supporting militant groups and destabilizing the Middle East.
  • Gustav Hilger (16): A former Nazi diplomat who worked for the CIA during the Cold War, symbolizing the continuity of intelligence networks.
  • Eli Cohen (17): Mossad operative who infiltrated the Syrian government, providing critical intelligence for Israel.
  • Kim Hyon-hui (18): North Korean operative involved in the 1987 bombing of Korean Air Flight 858.
  • Aldrich Ames (19): Betrayed CIA assets to the Soviet Union, leading to the execution of at least 10 agents.
  • Robert Hanssen (20): Spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for over two decades, compromising U.S. intelligence operations.

Lower Tier (31โ€“50): Regional and Historical Figures

These figures are ranked lower due to their more localized impact or involvement in specific historical events, but their actions were still highly controversial.

  • Carlos the Jackal (31): A Venezuelan terrorist who carried out attacks in Europe and the Middle East during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • Anwar al-Awlaki (32): An American-Yemeni cleric who became a key figure in Al-Qaeda’s propaganda and recruitment efforts.
  • Vladimir Putin (33): Former KGB officer who has used intelligence tactics to consolidate power and eliminate rivals as Russia’s president.
  • Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (34): Leader of ISIS, responsible for mass executions, sexual slavery, and global terrorist attacks.
  • Ayman al-Zawahiri (35): Successor to Osama bin Laden, continued to orchestrate global terrorist operations.
  • Osama bin Laden (36): Mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, which reshaped global security.
  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (37): Principal architect of the 9/11 attacks and other terrorist plots.
  • Hafiz Saeed (38): Founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  • Asim Umar (39): Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, involved in attacks in South Asia.
  • Abu Mohammad al-Julani (40): Leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, involved in atrocities during the Syrian Civil War.

Bottom Tier (51โ€“100): Historical Dictators and Regional Strongmen

These figures are ranked lower due to their more localized or historical impact, but their actions were still marked by brutality and repression.

  • Muammar Gaddafi (51): Supported international terrorism and brutally suppressed dissent in Libya.
  • Saddam Hussein (52): Used chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians and suppressed political dissent in Iraq.
  • Idi Amin (53): Known for his brutal dictatorship and human rights abuses in Uganda.
  • Pol Pot (54): Orchestrated the Cambodian Genocide, resulting in the deaths of 1.7 million people.
  • Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ‡ (55): Accused of war crimes, including ethnic cleansing during the Yugoslav Wars.
  • Radovan Karadลพiฤ‡ (56): Convicted of genocide for his role in the Srebrenica massacre.
  • Ratko Mladiฤ‡ (57): Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre.
  • Augusto Pinochet (58): Led a regime marked by torture, disappearances, and executions in Chile.
  • Jorge Rafael Videla (59): Led Argentina’s “Dirty War,” during which thousands were disappeared and killed.
  • Erich Mielke (60): Oversaw East Germany’s Stasi, one of the most pervasive surveillance states in history.

Conclusion

This ranking is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of individuals who have shaped the world of intelligence, covert operations, and state-sponsored violence. While the top-tier figures are ranked highest due to their global impact and extreme brutality, even those in the lower tiers have left significant legacies of repression and instability. If you’d like further details on any specific figure or their actions, let us know!

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Jacob Mchangama is the executive director of Justitia, a Copenhagen based think tank focusing on human rights and the rule of law and author of the forthcoming book Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media.

Joelle Fiss is a human rights expert, researcher and analyst based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a member of the OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Joelle has worked for Human Rights First and for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament. 

An anti-hate speech law written in Berlin has been copy-pasted by authoritarian regimes from Caracas to Moscow.

Ein in Berlin verfasstes Anti-Hassrede-Gesetz wurde von autoritรคren Regimen von Caracas bis Moskau kopiert.

Since the adoption of the new German law, at least 13 countriesโ€”in addition to the European Commissionโ€”have adopted or proposed models of intermediary liability broadly similar to the actโ€™s matrix. According to Freedom Houseโ€™s 2019 assessment of freedom on the internet, four of those countries are ranked as being โ€œnot freeโ€ (Venezuela, Vietnam, Russia and Belarus, Honduras is not surveyed but is ranked as โ€œnot freeโ€ on press freedom), five are ranked โ€œpartly freeโ€ (Kenya, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines), and only three are ranked โ€œfreeโ€ (France, the United Kingdom, and Australia). With the exception of India, Kenya, Vietnam, and Australia, all these countriesโ€”as well as the European Commissionโ€”have explicitly referred to the Network Enforcement Act as an inspiration or justification for their models of intermediary liability.

Moreover, several of these countries, including Venezuela, Vietnam, India, Russia, Malaysia, and Kenya, require intermediaries to remove vague categories of content that include โ€œfake news,โ€ โ€œdefamation of religions,โ€ and โ€œanti-government propaganda,โ€ and many of them include overly broad definitions of hate speech that go much further than the German law. A Russian bill signed into law by President Vladimir Putin in March is a good example. 

Seit der Verabschiedung des neuen deutschen Gesetzes haben mindestens 13 Lรคnder โ€“ neben der Europรคischen Kommission โ€“ Modelle der Vermittlerhaftung รผbernommen oder vorgeschlagen, die der Matrix des Gesetzes weitgehend รคhnlich sind. Laut Freedom Houses Einschรคtzung der Freiheit im Internet von 2019 werden vier dieser Lรคnder als โ€žnicht freiโ€œ eingestuft (Venezuela, Vietnam, Russland und WeiรŸrussland, Honduras wird nicht befragt, aber als โ€žnicht freiโ€œ in Bezug auf Pressefreiheit eingestuft), fรผnf werden als โ€žteilweise freiโ€œ eingestuft (Kenia, Indien, Singapur, Malaysia und die Philippinen), und nur drei werden als โ€žfreiโ€œ eingestuft (Frankreich, GroรŸbritannien und Australien). Mit Ausnahme von Indien, Kenia, Vietnam und Australien haben sich alle diese Lรคnder โ€“ ebenso wie die Europรคische Kommission โ€“ ausdrรผcklich auf den Network Enforcement Act als Inspiration oder Rechtfertigung fรผr ihre Modelle der Vermittlerhaftung bezogen.

Darรผber hinaus verlangen mehrere dieser Lรคnder, darunter Venezuela, Vietnam, Indien, Russland, Malaysia und Kenia, dass Vermittler vage Kategorien von Inhalten entfernen, darunter โ€žFake Newsโ€œ, โ€žDiffamierung von Religionenโ€œ und โ€žAnti-Regierungs-Propagandaโ€œ. und viele von ihnen enthalten zu weit gefasste Definitionen von Hassrede, die weit รผber das deutsche Gesetz hinausgehen. Ein gutes Beispiel dafรผr ist ein russisches Gesetz, das Prรคsident Wladimir Putin im Mรคrz unterzeichnet hat.

โ€œSocially significant information disseminated under the guise of reliable messages, which creates a threat to life and (/or) the health of citizens or property, the threat of mass disturbance of public order and (/or) public safety, or the threat of creating or impairing the proper operation of vital elements of transport or social infrastructure, credit institutions, energy facilities, industry or communications.โ€

Any controversial opinion or criticism of the government could plausibly be covered by this overly broad and vague definition, which falls considerably short of international human rights standards.

The explanatory report of the Russian bill explicitly referred to the Network Enforcement Act, and, responding to criticism, Kremlin representatives argued that false information โ€œis regulated fairly harshly in many countries of the world including Europe. It is therefore of course necessary to do it in our country too.โ€ This is a clear example of how Germanyโ€™s internet law provides cover for authoritarian states attempting to restrict online content.

โ€žUnter dem Deckmantel zuverlรคssiger Nachrichten verbreitete gesellschaftlich bedeutsame Informationen, die eine Gefahr fรผr das Leben und (/oder) die Gesundheit von Bรผrgern oder Eigentum, die Gefahr einer Massenstรถrung der รถffentlichen Ordnung und (/oder) der รถffentlichen Sicherheit oder die Gefahr von Schaffung oder Beeintrรคchtigung des ordnungsgemรครŸen Funktionierens lebenswichtiger Elemente der Verkehrs- oder sozialen Infrastruktur, von Kreditinstituten, Energieanlagen, der Industrie oder der Kommunikation.โ€œ

Jede kontroverse Meinung oder Kritik an der Regierung kรถnnte plausibel durch diese zu weite und vage Definition abgedeckt werden, die deutlich hinter den internationalen Menschenrechtsstandards zurรผckbleibt.

Der erlรคuternde Bericht des russischen Gesetzentwurfs bezog sich ausdrรผcklich auf das Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz, und als Reaktion auf die Kritik argumentierten Kreml-Vertreter, dass falsche Informationen โ€žin vielen Lรคndern der Welt, einschlieรŸlich Europa, ziemlich streng reguliert werden. Deshalb ist es natรผrlich auch in unserem Land notwendig, dies zu tun.โ€œ Dies ist ein klares Beispiel dafรผr, wie das deutsche Internetrecht autoritรคren Staaten Schutz bietet, die versuchen, Online-Inhalte einzuschrรคnken.

In May, Singapore adopted the wide-ranging Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. The law includes a vague definition of โ€œfalse statements of fact,โ€ authorizing a minister to issue directions to internet intermediaries that must correct or disable content. Prior to the adoption of the bill, a preliminary report referenced the German law. What might constitute false statement of facts? A 2018 report by the policy forum of Singaporeโ€™s ruling Peopleโ€™s Action Party highlighted a Human Rights Watch report critical of press freedom restrictions in Singapore as based on โ€œdeliberate falsehoodsโ€ used to โ€œadvocate political change.โ€ In other words, the law may well be used to target human rights and civil society groups shining a critical light on the Singaporean government.

However, both the Russian and Singaporean laws pale in comparison to the sweeping category of illegal content covered by Vietnamโ€™s draconian Law on Cybersecurity, which passed in 2018 and prohibits: โ€œpropaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,โ€ โ€œdistortion or defamation of the peopleโ€™s administrative authorities,โ€ โ€œpsychological warfare โ€ฆ causing division or hatred between [Vietnamese] ethnic groups, religions and people of all countries,โ€ โ€œinsulting the [Vietnamese] people, the national flag, national emblem, national anthem, great men, leaders, famous people or national heroes,โ€ and โ€œinvented or untruthful contents causing confusion amongst the Citizens.โ€

Im Mai verabschiedete Singapur das weitreichende Gesetz zum Schutz vor Online-Fรคlschungen und Manipulationen. Das Gesetz enthรคlt eine vage Definition von โ€žfalschen Tatsachenbehauptungenโ€œ, die einen Minister ermรคchtigt, Internetvermittlern Anweisungen zu erteilen, die Inhalte korrigieren oder deaktivieren mรผssen. Vor der Verabschiedung des Gesetzentwurfs wurde in einem Vorbericht auf das deutsche Recht verwiesen. Was kรถnnte eine falsche Tatsachenbehauptung darstellen? Ein Bericht des Politikforums der regierenden Peopleโ€™s Action Party in Singapur aus dem Jahr 2018 hob einen Bericht von Human Rights Watch hervor, der die Beschrรคnkungen der Pressefreiheit in Singapur kritisiert, die auf โ€žabsichtlichen Unwahrheitenโ€œ basieren, die verwendet werden, um โ€žpolitischen Wandel zu befรผrwortenโ€œ. Mit anderen Worten, das Gesetz kann durchaus dazu verwendet werden, Menschenrechts- und Zivilgesellschaftsgruppen anzugreifen, die ein kritisches Licht auf die singapurische Regierung werfen.

Allerdings verblassen sowohl die russischen als auch die singapurischen Gesetze im Vergleich zu der umfassenden Kategorie illegaler Inhalte, die unter das drakonische Gesetz zur Cybersicherheit von Vietnam fallen, das 2018 verabschiedet wurde und Folgendes verbietet: โ€žPropaganda gegen die Sozialistische Republik Vietnamโ€œ, โ€žVerzerrung oder Diffamierung der Volksrechteโ€œ Verwaltungsbehรถrdenโ€œ, โ€žpsychologische Kriegsfรผhrung โ€ฆ die Spaltung oder Hass zwischen [vietnamesischen] ethnischen Gruppen, Religionen und Menschen aller Lรคnder hervorruftโ€œ, โ€žBeleidigung des [vietnamesischen] Volkes, der Nationalflagge, des nationalen Emblems, der Nationalhymne, groรŸer Mรคnner, Fรผhrer, berรผhmte Persรถnlichkeiten oder Nationalheldenโ€œ und โ€žerfundene oder unwahre Inhalte, die unter den Bรผrgern Verwirrung stiftenโ€œ.

It is also problematic that some states, including Russia and Vietnam, have established (or proposed to establish) governmental entities responsible for notifying and ordering intermediaries to remove illegal content without any independent review or complaint mechanisms. When you combine the sweeping nature of the prohibited content with the lack of meaningful oversight, it is clear that these laws will serve to further entrench tight government control over an already restrictive online sphere.

Several of the laws or proposals we identified, including in the U.K. and India, donโ€™t merely rely on a notification and takedown regime. They establish a โ€œduty of careโ€ requiring intermediaries to actively police and preventively remove illegal or undesirable content. Such a step may encourage automated moderation or filtering of user content through artificial intelligence and upload filters. This essentially poses the risk of reintroducing government-mandated prepublication censorship enforced by private tech companies. In the 18th and 19th centuries, European censors lost the struggle to keep up with clandestine publications and increasingly sophisticated printing presses. Consequently, pre-publication censorship all but died in the second half of the 19th century, only to be revamped and revitalized by totalitarianism in the 20th century. But in the digital age, censorship may ultimately be able to search and destroy undesirable content at a scale previously unimaginable.

All these developments suggest that the Network Enforcement Act has provided an important impetus for, and legitimacy to, models of intermediary liability that violate freedom of expression as set out in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This development contributes significantly to the weakening of the already perilous state of internet freedom around the world.

The adverse consequences of the Network Enforcement Act were certainly not intended by the German government. In conjunction with the German constitution and commitment to the rule of law, the act provides safeguards absent from the most draconian laws subsequently adopted by other states. Indeed, several of the countries that have mimicked the German law had already implemented severe restrictions of online freedom prior to the German initiative and would likely have tightened their grip irrespective of the Network Enforcement Act.

Yet, the act seems to have provided several states with both the justification and the basic model for swift and decisive action. Unwittingly, Europeโ€™s most influential country has contributed to the erosion of global internet freedom by developing and legitimizing a prototype of online censorship that can readily be adapted to serve the ends of authoritarian states.

In a world where both online and offline speech is under systematic global attack, democracies have a special obligation to err on the side of free speech. Succumbing to the ever-present temptation of fighting illiberal ideas with illiberal laws is shortsighted and irresponsible. Once democracies cede the high ground, authoritarians will rush in, creating a regulatory race to the bottom. This entails severe and negative consequences for free speech, independent media, vibrant civil society, and political pluralism, without which authoritarianism cannot be defeated, nor democracy defended.

Problematisch ist auch, dass einige Staaten, darunter Russland und Vietnam, staatliche Stellen eingerichtet haben (oder deren Einrichtung vorgeschlagen haben), die dafรผr verantwortlich sind, Vermittler zu benachrichtigen und anzuweisen, illegale Inhalte ohne unabhรคngige รœberprรผfungs- oder Beschwerdemechanismen zu entfernen. Wenn man die weitreichende Natur der verbotenen Inhalte mit dem Fehlen einer sinnvollen Aufsicht kombiniert, wird klar, dass diese Gesetze dazu dienen werden, eine strenge staatliche Kontrolle รผber eine bereits restriktive Online-Sphรคre weiter zu verankern.

Mehrere der von uns identifizierten Gesetze oder Vorschlรคge, darunter in GroรŸbritannien und Indien, beruhen nicht nur auf einem Benachrichtigungs- und Deaktivierungsregime. Sie begrรผnden eine โ€žSorgfaltspflichtโ€œ, die Vermittler verpflichtet, illegale oder unerwรผnschte Inhalte aktiv zu รผberwachen und prรคventiv zu entfernen. Ein solcher Schritt kann eine automatisierte Moderation oder Filterung von Benutzerinhalten durch kรผnstliche Intelligenz und Upload-Filter fรถrdern. Dies birgt im Wesentlichen das Risiko der Wiedereinfรผhrung der von der Regierung vorgeschriebenen Vorab-Zensur, die von privaten Technologieunternehmen durchgesetzt wird. Im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert verloren die europรคischen Zensoren den Kampf, mit geheimen Verรถffentlichungen und immer ausgefeilteren Druckereien Schritt zu halten. Infolgedessen starb die Zensur vor der Verรถffentlichung in der zweiten Hรคlfte des 19. Jahrhunderts praktisch aus, um im 20. Aber im digitalen Zeitalter kann Zensur letztendlich in der Lage sein, unerwรผnschte Inhalte in einem bisher unvorstellbaren AusmaรŸ zu durchsuchen und zu zerstรถren.

All diese Entwicklungen legen nahe, dass das Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz einen wichtigen Impuls und Legitimitรคt fรผr Modelle der Haftung von Vermittlern gegeben hat, die die Meinungsfreiheit gemรครŸ Artikel 19 des Internationalen Pakts รผber bรผrgerliche und politische Rechte verletzen. Diese Entwicklung trรคgt maรŸgeblich dazu bei, den ohnehin schon lebensgefรคhrlichen Zustand der Internetfreiheit weltweit zu schwรคchen.

Die nachteiligen Folgen des NetzDG waren von der Bundesregierung sicherlich nicht beabsichtigt. In Verbindung mit der deutschen Verfassung und dem Bekenntnis zur Rechtsstaatlichkeit bietet das Gesetz Garantien, die von den drakonischsten Gesetzen, die spรคter von anderen Staaten verabschiedet wurden, fehlen. Tatsรคchlich hatten einige der Lรคnder, die das deutsche Gesetz nachgeahmt haben, bereits vor der deutschen Initiative starke Einschrรคnkungen der Online-Freiheit eingefรผhrt und hรคtten ihre Kontrolle wahrscheinlich unabhรคngig vom Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz verschรคrft.

Dennoch scheint das Gesetz mehreren Staaten sowohl die Rechtfertigung als auch das Grundmodell fรผr schnelles und entschlossenes Handeln geliefert zu haben. Unwissentlich hat Europas einflussreichstes Land zur Aushรถhlung der weltweiten Internetfreiheit beigetragen, indem es einen Prototyp der Online-Zensur entwickelt und legitimiert hat, der leicht an autoritรคre Staaten angepasst werden kann.
In einer Welt, in der sowohl die Online- als auch die Offline-Sprache systematisch weltweit angegriffen wird, haben Demokratien eine besondere Verpflichtung, auf der Seite der freien MeinungsรคuรŸerung zu irren. Der allgegenwรคrtigen Versuchung zu erliegen, illiberale Ideen mit illiberalen Gesetzen zu bekรคmpfen, ist kurzsichtig und verantwortungslos. Wenn Demokratien erst einmal die Oberhand verlieren, werden Autoritรคre eingreifen und einen Regulierungswettlauf nach unten auslรถsen. Dies hat schwerwiegende und negative Folgen fรผr die freie MeinungsรคuรŸerung, unabhรคngige Medien, eine lebendige Zivilgesellschaft und den politischen Pluralismus, ohne die der Autoritarismus nicht besiegt und die Demokratie nicht verteidigt werden kann.

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Shocking Corruption Of North Korean Top Elites – Pulling Womenโ€™s Teeth Out For Their Pleasure

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KCBS Interview – Richard Stengel, Time Editor And Author Of “Mandela’s Way”

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Regimekritiker Michail Efremow Vor Dubiosem Moskauer Gericht – 11 Jahre Gefรคngnis Gefordert

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Russland: Populรคrer Schauspieler nach Alkoholfahrt mit tรถdlichem Ausgang  unter Hausarrest โ€” RT Deutsch

Das Gericht verkรผndet demnรคchst ein Urteil รผber den Regimekritiker & Schauspieler Michail Efremow. Die Staatsanwaltschaft fordert, den Schauspieler wegen eines Unfalls, bei dem der 57-jรคhrige Sergei Zakharov starb, zu 11 Jahren Gefรคngnis zu verurteilen.

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REPORT – Khadija Ismayilova, the famous Azerbaijani investigative journalist, is free

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Dear members and friends of press freedom

We have just heard the news and want to share it with you: Khadija Ismayilova, the famous Azerbaijani investigative journalist finally gets out of prison today. Her sentence of seven years and a half in prison was commuted to a sentence of three and a half years of probation.

It’s a huge relief to know that Khadija can finally leave her cell, go home and see her family after 18 months in detention on trumped up charges. Khadija’s counsel Amal Clooney explains the horror of this case.

Our mobilization was successful, and we are celebrating Khadija’s 40th birthday on May 27 in a special way. We hope you will join us and send Khadijaย a birthday card. But let us not forget that Khadija was still convicted. Without recognizing her innocence, the regime of Aliyev has only found a way to silence the outrage of all defenders of freedom.

Justice will be done when those responsible for Khadija’s judicial harassment are brought to trial. Continue fighting alongside the heroes of information!

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Video – News and Response of Islamic State’s Barbaric Murder of James Foley

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News and Response of Islamic State’s Barbaric Murder of James Foley

NOTE: This video does NOT include any of the disturbing footage from the video posted by ISIS referenced.

On August 19 2014, the Islamic State posted a graphic and shocking video of the murder and beheading of James Foley, an American journalist that had been missing since November 2012. The video was sent as a warning to the United States to end military operations in Iraq and ended with a threat to kill Steven Sotloff, another journalist also held captive by ISIS.

The video was met with disgust and shock around the world, and prompted a strong response from President Barack Obama as shown in this video. Watch James Foley in his own words describe his experiences in Libya during the revolution and overthrow of the Qaddafi regime in this fascinating video.

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28.000 people disappeared in Syria

Fighting in Aleppo 17 Oct 2012
Fighting between government forces and rebels is continuing in the city of Aleppo

Human rights groups working in Syria say at least 28,000 people have disappeared after being abducted by soldiers or militia.

They say they have the names of 18,000 people missing since anti-government protests began 18 months ago and know of another 10,000 cases.

Online activist group Avaaz says “nobody is safe” from a deliberate government campaign of terror.

It intends to give the UN Human Rights Council a dossier for investigation.

The Syrian government has so far not commented on the claims but has in the past strenuously denied reports of human rights abuses.

Avaaz said it had gathered testimony from Syrians who say husbands, sons and daughters were forcibly abducted by pro-government forces.

They include Fayzeh al-Masri, from a suburb of Homs, whose 26-year-old son Ahmad Ghassan Ibrahim disappeared in February – the last number he called them from was traced to a military security branch.

The family were told by someone who answered his phone that he had died, but they have been unable to confirm this.

Counting the disappeared in the real time of a conflict is extremely difficult. It’s almost impossible for outsiders to double-check claims independently.

Recent history shows that accurate counts of those kidnapped and abducted can only begin once a conflict has finished.

Activists in Iraq are still trying work out how many people were killed or went missing during the country’s peak years of violence after 2003. In Latin America, it took Chile almost 20 years to count the exact number of its disappeared during the military coup of 1973.

But the numbers currently suggested by Syrian opposition activists do give a sense of both the scale of the country’s conflict and the uncertainty surrounding the fate of many of its citizens.

“We are certain that he would not have left us or his wife – who is expecting twins. We only want to know his fate,” Mrs Masri told Avaaz.

The brother of Hussein Eisso, a 62-year-old Syrian-Kurdish activist, said he was taken from outside his home in Hasaka after attempting to stage a sit-in over the arrest of other activists.

He said his brother had since been moved between security branches, and had had serious health problems, including a stroke.

The BBC’s James Reynolds, close to the Syrian border in Turkey, says it is often hard to establish real disappearance figures until a conflict is over, but the scale of the figures is an indication of the severity of the conflict in Syria.

‘Breeding fear’

Alice Jay, campaign director at Avaaz, said Syrians were being “plucked off the street by security forces and paramilitaries and being ‘disappeared’ into torture cells”.

“Whether it is women buying groceries or farmers going for fuel, nobody is safe.”

She said it was a deliberate strategy to “terrorise families and communities”, and that each case must be investigated.

“The panic of not knowing whether your husband or child is alive breeds such fear that it silences dissent,” she said.

Other Syrian rights groups backed the allegations. Fadel Abdulghani, of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, estimated that 28,000 people had disappeared since unrest against the government of President Bashar al-Assad began last year.

Muhannad al-Hasani, of human rights organisation Sawasya, said the figure could be as high as 80,000.

“People are being snatched at night, on the street and when no-one is looking,” he said.

Muhammad Khalil, a human rights lawyer from the Syrian city of Hassaka, said the Syrian government had two reasons for carrying out the abductions: “To directly get rid of the rebels and activists, and to intimidate the society so that it won’t oppose the regime.”

Avaaz collected its statistics through a network of independent human rights lawyers and local activist groups in Syria.

The scale of the work and the current instability meant the organisation could not independently verify each disappearance, but it confirmed to the BBC that none of the detentions listed had been official arrests.

Most of the people Avaaz spoke to had personally witnessed a friend or relative being taken from home or the street

The UN says more than 18,000 people have been killed in the conflict with 170,000 fleeing abroad and 2.5 million in need of aid within the country. Opposition and human rights activists put the death toll at more than 30,000.

As violence continues, UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is due to arrive in Syria on Saturday for talks with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Damascus told AFP news agency.

Mr Brahimi has proposed a truce over the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which starts on 25 October, to “allow a political process to develop”.

The Syrian government has recently indicated that it is interested in exploring a temporary ceasefire – and opposition groups have said they would match this.

Calls for the truce come as the conflict threatens to spill over Syria’s borders.

Turkey’s armed forces have several times returned fire across the border into Syria after Syrian mortar shells landed inside its territory.

Turkish TV reported further cross-border exchanges on Thursday morning. Our correspondent says smoke could be seen rising from the Syrian border village of Haram, while explosions and small arms fire could be heard.

KCBS Interview – Richard Stengel, Time Editor And Author Of “Mandela’s Way”

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