In the 115-page report, “‘Join Us or Die’: Rwanda’s Extraterritorial Repression,” Human Rights Watch documents a wide array of tactics that, when used together, form a global ecosystem of repression aimed at muzzling dissenting voices and intimidating actual, perceived, or potential critics, including Rwandans who have sought international protection.
The combination of physical violence, including killings and enforced disappearances, surveillance, misuse of law enforcement – both domestic and international – abuses against relatives in Rwanda, and damaging people’s reputation through online harassment constitute clear efforts to isolate potential critics.
The report is here (pdf, 115 pages): https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2023/10/rwanda1023_web_2.pdf
Counterpoint: Yes.
They are just a damage to our society. It’s already been proven through riots in Sweden over a book being burned.