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Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

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The Hungarian prosecutor general’s office has said it is opening an inquiry into possible criminal offences after a bombshell report claimed Viktor Orban’s government spied on the country’s media using Israeli surveillance tech. … Read More >Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

Categories Middle East

‘Are they going to bomb Vermont?’ Israel gets skewered after claiming Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott is ‘new form of terrorism’

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Israel’s president has been targeted by a barrage of social media snark after he bravely compared Ben & Jerry’s decision, to stop selling its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, to terrorism. … Read More >‘Are they going to bomb Vermont?’ Israel gets skewered after claiming Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott is ‘new form of terrorism’

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Ethiopia’s crisis with Ann Garrison, Pegasus surveillance

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Lee Camp sits down with investigative journalist Ann Garrison to learn about US imperialist goals in Ethiopia. Garrison is a contributing editor at Black Agenda Report and has been reporting on the civil war in the country. The US’ intentions in Ethiopia can be mapped out with a look at its history of “humanitarian” intervention and its actions during the genocide in Rwanda. … Read More >Ethiopia’s crisis with Ann Garrison, Pegasus surveillance

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Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

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In this episode of Going Underground, we speak to WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson. He discusses the leaks that showed some 50,000 people are potential targets of the Pegasus spyware that has been sold to governments around the world by NSO, an Israeli company, and the inescapable global surveillance apparatus that has now become privatized. He also discusses Julian Assange’s US extradition case, slamming the ongoing detention of the WikiLeaks founder … Read More >Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

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‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more

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The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. … Read More >‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more

Categories Middle East

Israeli billionaire embroiled in $360-million graft scandal thought to be country’s biggest ever – reports

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An Israeli billionaire has reportedly implicated himself in a corruption scandal after filing court documents that allegedly show he’d paid $360 million in bribes to officials for mining rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. … Read More >Israeli billionaire embroiled in $360-million graft scandal thought to be country’s biggest ever – reports

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UN special rapporteur says Israeli settlements ‘amount to war crime,’ drawing ire from Tel Aviv

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The world should finally hold Israel accountable for its continuous settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories, a UN human rights rapporteur has said, provoking criticism from Jewish officials and activists. … Read More >UN special rapporteur says Israeli settlements ‘amount to war crime,’ drawing ire from Tel Aviv