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As a result of a criminal complaint by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and three other organisations, prosecutors in Munich have charged four former senior representatives of the Munich-based FinFisher group with illegally selling surveillance software to authoritarian governments for years – software often used to undermine press freedom.
FinFisher is under investigation for helping oppressive regimes hack activists
The Bahraini economist Ala'a Shehabi has taken up the fight for democracy in her native country. In light of the fact that the repression of activists has increased here over the past three years and that the regime is spending millions on PR, hers is set to be a long, uphill struggle. By Iris Mostegel