OCCRP: Authoroties were spying on over 1000 Azerbaijani journalists
What happened? According to the results of the investigation, the Azerbaijani authorities used a spy program produced by the Israeli company NSO Group, known for developing devices for cyber-harassment, to wiretap independent journalists and activists. In May 2021, three chief editors working with OCCRP traveled to the capital of Turkey – Ankara, the capital of Turkey and the Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who received the right to leave the country, went there with them. Khadija Ismailova (left) and OCCRP journalist Miranda Patrucic. Photo: OCCRP OCCRP editors told Khadija that...