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Interpol Files

Interpol Files

When the international police is used to track down political opponents.

Jan 26, 2026
Human rights

The prestigious international police organization, based in Lyon, France, brings together 196 countries to fight terrorism and organized crime. In practice, it allows authoritarian regimes to track down opponents, journalists or activists in exile across the world, reveals Disclose, in partnership with British public television BBC.

Our investigation is based on an unprecedented data leak in the history of Interpol. Confidential reports, correspondence between national offices, tables of search notices in circulation… These thousands of documents reveal a system which transforms a renowned police force into a weapon of political oppression.

The first two parts are accessible in English and French.

Jan 26, 2026

How Moscow tracks down its opponents thanks to Interpol

Russia is using all the tools offered by Interpol to track down opponents, journalists and activists in exile, reveal Disclose and the BBC, based on a leak of internal data from the organization. While increased controls were put in place after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the abuses have never stopped. According to our information, Interpol recently eased the surveillance measures imposed on Moscow.
Jan 26, 2026

Revelations on the misuse of Interpol by the world’s most repressive regimes 

The mission of the prestigious criminal police institution, to fight organised crime, is being misused on a large scale for the benefit of some of the world’s most repressive states, Disclose and the BBC can reveal after thousands of internal Interpol documents were leaked. We expose abuse including persecution, secret manhunts and arbitrary arrests, part of a system where Interpol’s red notices have become a powerful weapon for countries like Russia, Turkey and Tajikistan.  
Jan 28, 2026

Interpol turning blind eye to persecution by Tajik dictatorship

With close to 3,500 red notices in circulation, Tajikistan is among the three countries sending the highest number of wanted requests to Interpol. Under the pretext of fighting terrorism, the Tajik dictatorship has been using the police organisation to hunt down political opponents and Muslim citizens with no links to armed organisations. Although its rules have been repeatedly violated, Interpol has not taken action.  
Feb 09, 2026

Moldovan affair: revelations about a far-reaching corruption system within Interpol

A vast corruption network made it possible to exploit Interpol’s shortcomings in order to remove red notices against at least 28 alleged criminals. The former chairperson of Interpol’s oversight body - the Commission for the Control of Files (CCF) - and the organisation’s bureau in Moldova were at the heart of the system. Despite warnings, it has taken years for Interpol to respond, Disclose can reveal on the basis of exclusive documents.

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