way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, defection involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound...

Fake defection, often referred to as a "provocation" or "dangle" in intelligence circles, is a defection by an intelligence agent made on false pretenses...

The Anti-Defection law, or the 52nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution is a constitutional amendment limiting the ability of politicians to switch parties...

"Anti-defection law the challenges". legalservicesindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. "ANTI-DEFECTION LAW:...

from attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler or to overthrow his regime, defection to the enemies of the Third Reich and sabotage against the German Army...

of the North Korean famine of the 1990s, there was a steep increase in defections, reaching a peak in 1998 and 1999. Since then, some of the main reasons...

Union to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan. Belenko's defection caused tension between Japan and the Soviet Union, especially after Japanese...

Further pressure resulted in the passage of an anti-defection law in 1985. However, the practice of defection is still found today in state legislatures, albeit...

they represented a violation of human rights. Despite the restrictions, defections to the West occurred. After East Germany tightened its zonal occupation...

In marketing and microeconomics, customer switching or consumer switching describes "customers/consumers abandoning a product or service in favor of a...

2021 George Christensen – Liberal National to One Nation, 2022 Mass defections took place on some occasions in the 20th century due to Australian Labor...

citizens from leaving the various republics of the USSR, though some defections still occurred. During and after World War II, similar restrictions were...

as homosexual and that reading guided the Pentagon's discussion of the defection for decades. William Hamilton Martin (May 27, 1931 – January 17, 1987)...

it to Moscow in June 1938. His defection was initially kept a state secret by Japan, but the revelation of his defection was judged to have a high propaganda...

defected to South Korea via the Joint Security Area (JSA). Prior to his defection, Oh was an industrial engineer. South Korean investigators concluded Oh...

Australia, concerning the defection of Vladimir Petrov, a KGB officer, from the Soviet embassy in Canberra in 1954. The defection led to a Royal Commission...

A formal act of defection from the Catholic Church (Latin: actus formalis defectionis ab Ecclesia catholica) was an externally provable juridic act of...

Mountain Institute and other studies foresee widescale grid defection. However, grid defection may be less likely in places such as Germany that have greater...

The Defection of Simas Kudirka is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film based on actual events, featuring Alan Arkin as Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian...

Israeli Air Force in its future encounters with Arab MiG-21s. Redfa's defection was the subject of the movie Steal the Sky (1988). Redfa was an Assyrian...

Shin Bet (1997–2007) Organization Hamas (1987–2007) Known for Covert defection to Israel in 1997 and conversion to Christianity from Islam in 1999 Notable...

Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Reid Morden, Gouzenko's defection "ushered in the modern era of Canadian security intelligence". The evidence...

February 2023) was a Lithuanian sailor. He is best known for the attempted defection from the Soviet Union in 1970 and subsequent activism against the Soviet...

and declared his defection. Security was tightened inside the consulate and around the Far East Finance Centre following Ri's defection. The consulate required...

intelligence official told The Washington Post that Israel orchestrated the defection of Iranian general Ali Reza Askari on February 7, 2007. This has been...

He became the first MP in India to be discharged based upon its anti-defection law. Lalduhoma is the founder and president of Zoram Nationalist Party...

intelligence officer Cassian Andor learns of the Death Star and Bodhi's defection from an informant on Kafrene. Jyn is freed from an Imperial labor camp...

2024. "AAP returns to Gujarat drawing board for 2027 roadmap post MLAs' defection buzz". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2022. "Rahul Gandhi Asserts...

Defections from the Bolivarian Revolution occurred under the administrations of Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. The 2019 Venezuelan presidential...

Snakeheads (Chinese: 蛇头; pinyin: shé tóu; Hokkien: chôa-thâu) are Chinese gangs that smuggle people to other countries. They are found in the Fujian region...