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David Kaye on the Pegasus Project and why surveillance reform should reach beyond NSO Group and Israel
Former U.N. special rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye speaks to CPJ about the Pegasus Project revelations and calls for a moratorium on the use, sale, or transfer of surveillance tools, pending implementation of human rights-respecting regulation. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Jasso)
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Zambian opposition supporters assault reporter from state media
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CPJ welcomes priority inclusion of Afghan journalists in U.S. refugee program
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CPJ renews call to end impunity in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder as Malta unveils public inquiry report

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