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Maâti Monjib speaks slowly, like a man who knows he’s being listened to.  It’s the day of his 58th birthday when we speak, but there’s little celebration in his voice. “The surveillance is hellish,” Monjib tells me. “It is really difficult. It controls everything I do in my life.” A history professor at the University…

BANGKOK (AP) — Cybersecurity researchers reported details Monday of cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with government-sponsored spyware.

One year after the Pegasus Project revelations, the lack of a global moratorium on the sale of spyware is allowing the surveillance industry to continue unchecked, Amnesty International warned today. The Pegasus Project uncovered how governments worldwide were using NSO Group’s invasive Pegasus spyware to put human rights activists, political leaders, journalists and lawyers around […]

Unlawful spying using NSO Group’s software continues a year after our investigation, says Danna Ingleton, deputy director of Amnesty Tech

Two cybersecurity research labs have reported cases of Thai activists being hacked with government backed spyware, called Pegasus, which can access a target’s phone without physically having the phone, or having the target click anything. CitizenLab says situations like these threaten “civil society,” and Amnesty International is calling for a crackdown on the spyware industry.

Thai activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups were allegedly targeted by a government entity for surveillance with spyware.

This year RightsCon, the flagship summit on human rights in the digital age, takes place from 6 June to 10 June. RightsCon brings together human rights experts, tech companies, government representatives and activists to discuss how we can build a rights-respecting digital future. Amnesty International colleagues are taking part throughout the week (all times CEST): Monday 6 […]

Morocco's monarchy is obsessed with keeping control of its population. Misinformation has become critical in that fight.

New evidence reveals a prominent human rights activist in Morocco has been targeted with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

A prominent human rights activist in Morocco has been targeted with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in recent months, Amnesty International can reveal.