Tamsin Lee-Smith, ICIJ

Tamsin Lee-Smith is a reporter and television producer from the United Kingdom who has made documentaries for broadcasters including the BBC and Channel 4.

Stories by Tamsin Lee-Smith

At the U.N., China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists

Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the Palais des Nations into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping.

Apr 28, 2025

Chinese arms flow into the US and other countries despite manufacturers’ alleged role in Xinjiang repression

Five years since ICIJ’s China Cables investigation, Uyghurs in exile and advocates say the ethnic minority group’s conditions haven’t improved.

Dec 10, 2024

Scottish authorities will not investigate Emirati Interpol president, police say

On the eve of Interpol’s annual conference, two British nationals filed another torture complaint against Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi.

Tamsin Lee-Smith

United Kingdom

At the U.N., China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists

Apr 28, 2025

Chinese arms flow into the US and other countries despite manufacturers’ alleged role in Xinjiang repression

Dec 10, 2024

Scottish authorities will not investigate Emirati Interpol president, police say

Nov 08, 2024

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