Introduction: In a stark reminder of the unchecked power wielded by financial institutions, Deutsche Bank recently terminated the account of Mohamad Safa, a UN-accredited human rights activist. His alleged crime? Speaking out against war crimes in Gaza. The latest in a long line of individual debanking exposes the darker side of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) laws, which, despite being crafted with the intent to protect the public, often serve as tools for governments to silence dissent and curb civil liberties without due process. The Global Reach of U.S. Financial Regulation: The troubling trend of

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