Tom Pauken (aka Tom McGregor), 50, aided by Cathy, targeted individuals after receiving devices and funding. Former China state media employee faces sentencing for his role.
The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has fined journalist Anna Mongait 40,000 rubles for violating foreign agent regulations, specifically for failing to submit required information on time. This is not her first offense, as she has been previously fined and also faces a prison sentence for spreading 'fakes' about the Russian Armed Forces.
Democracies are entering a new era of transparency, with investigations into foreign agent networks and "overseas police stations" in the UK and US. The case of Arcadia's former mayor, Evelyn Zhao, admitting to illegally acting as a foreign agent highlights a new form of political warfare disguised as media and community services. This shift emphasizes the need for open disclosure of foreign influence to safeguard democratic integrity.
Amnesty International reports that online disinformation has been used to discredit critics and justify repression in Indonesia since Prabowo took power, with campaigns linked to military units and his party.
Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal foreign agent for China. Prosecutors allege she disseminated pro-China propaganda and surveilled dissidents at the direction of Chinese officials.
Lu Jianwang, 64, a U.S. citizen, was convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China by operating a secret police outpost in NYC's Chinatown, despite claims it was a community center.
A US government witness in a trial of an alleged illegal Chinese police station in New York testified on Monday that he was harassed after holding a protest against establishing the Fuzhou-directed facility, one of several that China purportedly set up overseas. The US government has charged Lu Jianwang, 64, with acting as an unauthorised agent of China; conspiracy to act as a foreign agent and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors argue that it is part of a pattern that underscores China’s bid to...
Myanmar’s appointment of a close confidant of US President Donald Trump to rebuild ties with Washington could offer the regime a sliver of hope to rebrand itself, even as a breakthrough on major issues, such as American investment in the country’s critical minerals sector, is likely to be limited. Naypyidaw’s Ministry of Information has hired veteran American political lobbyist Roger Stone to boost relations with the Trump administration, according to filings under the US Foreign Agents...
A trial of a US citizen of Chinese descent accused of creating a covert police station in Manhattan opened on Wednesday, considering evidence of what the US government says is part of Beijing’s bid to expand its influence well beyond Chinese shores. Lu Jianwang, 64, faces three charges in the US Eastern District Court of New York: acting as an unauthorised agent of China; conspiracy to act as a foreign agent; and obstruction of justice. He is accused of using the fourth floor of a building in...
