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Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America

Pegasus attacks in El Salvador: spyware used to target journalists and activists

13 Jan 2022 •

Access Now and partners reveal that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used to infect the devices of 35 Salvadoran journalists and activists.

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Pegasus attacks in El Salvador: spyware used to target journalists and activists
13 Jan 2022
Pegasus attacks in El Salvador: spyware used to target journalists and activists
Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America

Exposed: civil society condemns use of Pegasus in El Salvador to spy on journalists and activists

13 Jan 2022 •

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations condemn the use of Pegasus in El Salvador to spy on journalists and activists.

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Exposed: civil society condemns use of Pegasus in El Salvador to spy on journalists and activists
13 Jan 2022
Exposed: civil society condemns use of Pegasus in El Salvador to spy on journalists and activists
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U.S. State Department’s new spyware report: a big step forward

16 Dec 2021 •

Access Now and partners applaud the U.S. Congress for passing legislation that directs the U.S. State Department to develop a list of spyware purveyors to avoid doing business with because of their poor human rights records.

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U.S. State Department’s new spyware report: a big step forward
16 Dec 2021
U.S. State Department’s new spyware report: a big step forward
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NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware: how we got here and what now

15 Dec 2021 •

Civil society’s push to hold NSO Group accountable for its Pegasus spyware is working. Here’s what the Biden administration can do next.

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NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware: how we got here and what now
15 Dec 2021
NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware: how we got here and what now
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Apple to NSO: sue you

23 Nov 2021 •

Access Now applauds Apple’s decision to sue NSO Group for allegedly facilitating human rights abuses.

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Apple to NSO: sue you
23 Nov 2021
Apple to NSO: sue you
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Double win! Court rejects NSO’s attempts to silence victims and derail surveillance lawsuit

9 Nov 2021 •

On Monday, a U.S. appeals court allowed WhatsApp’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group to advance.

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Double win! Court rejects NSO’s attempts to silence victims and derail surveillance lawsuit
9 Nov 2021
Double win! Court rejects NSO’s attempts to silence victims and derail surveillance lawsuit
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Human rights organizations condemn use of NSO Group’s Pegasus against Palestinians

8 Nov 2021 •

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware against six Palestinian human rights defenders.

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Human rights organizations condemn use of NSO Group’s Pegasus against Palestinians
8 Nov 2021
Human rights organizations condemn use of NSO Group’s Pegasus against Palestinians
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New NSO sanctions could spark a global turn against spyware

4 Nov 2021
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New NSO sanctions could spark a global turn against spyware
4 Nov 2021
New NSO sanctions could spark a global turn against spyware
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Victory! U.S. blocklists NSO Group and Candiru

3 Nov 2021 •

Access Now applauds the U.S. government for blocklisting NSO Group, Candiru, and other companies complicit in human rights abuses around the world.

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Victory! U.S. blocklists NSO Group and Candiru
3 Nov 2021
Victory! U.S. blocklists NSO Group and Candiru
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EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation

18 Oct 2021 •

Access Now is calling on  the European Ombudsman to open an inquiry into EU institutions’ failure to respect human rights when transferring surveillance tools abroad.

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EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation
18 Oct 2021
EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation
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