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Spyware: Rights experts push for surveillance technology moratorium
August 13, 2021 By UN News Their recommendation comes in the wake of the Pegasus spyware scandal targeting hundreds of…
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Israel’s NSO Under Fire for Spyware Targeting Journalists, Dissidents
July 30, 2021 By VOA There is growing international criticism of Israel following allegations that software from the private security…
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Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London
July 28, 2021 Reuters DAKAR, SENEGAL – Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister…
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How Social Media Gave Cuban Protesters a Voice
July 26, 2021 By VOA MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA – When thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest this month,…
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Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
July 25, 2021 By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of Eritrean refugees are increasingly caught in the middle…
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UN experts: Africa became hardest hit by terrorism this year
July 23, 2021 By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the…
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Journalists Say They Feel Constantly Watched by Pegasus Spyware
July 23, 2021 By VOA Human rights and media rights groups have expressed outrage over revelations that 180 journalists around…
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South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
July 22, 2021 By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine,…
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Many Tanzanians Still Resisting COVID-19 Preventive Measures
July 22, 2021 By VOA Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has moved away from her predecessor’s pandemic denial to urge…
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Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware
July 21, 2021 By UN News “Various parts of the UN Human Rights system, including my own Office, have repeatedly…
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Moroccan journalist convicted of spying, sex assault
July 20, 2021 By Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Casablanca court on Monday convicted prominent journalist and activist…
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Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets
July 19, 2021 By Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting…
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