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Russia, which has long desired to clean up its image online, submitted twice as many requests to remove content as the other top ten countries put together
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The targeting of a Human Rights Watch staff member with Pegasus spyware underscores the urgent need to regulate the global trade in surveillance technol
Official Egyptian social and economic data do not provide a reliable picture of the reality of life within the country due to numerous irregularities—nevertheless they are mostly uncritically adopted by external actors. Egypt has so far fared extremely well in the Covid 19 pandemic—at least according to their official figures. With slightly fewer than 360,000 cases up until the beginning of December 2021, the country ranks in an excellent position by international standards. Measured per (...)
Human Rights Watch recently learned that the iPhone of Lama Fakih, who oversees our work in conflict zones and other emergencies, was compromised with Pegasus, a surveillance technology software sold to governments by the firm NSO Group. Human Rights Watch’s Fred Abrahams interviews Fakih about how she learned of the attacks, why she decided to go public, and why it’s essential that governments regulate the flourishing spyware industry.