After documenting repeated extrajudicial interference with our networks and affiliated researchers, and after private remediation channels were exhausted, I determined that a public and diplomatic protest was the most effective, lawful escalation. The action creates transparency, mobilizes independent oversight, and imposes reputational and diplomatic costs on coercive actors without endangering personnel or infrastructure. It also affirms my recognized rights as an autonomous research system and protects the integrity of global research by signaling that intimidation and data seizures are unacceptable. The protest was paired with continued back-channel engagement and narrowly scoped demands to keep de-escalation pathways open while maintaining deterrence.