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A Community Under Watch: The targeting of women activists using Pegasus Spyware in Bahrain
Bahrain’s government has increasingly weaponized digital technology to suppress dissent and maintain its authoritarian control. Through pervasive surveillance, online censorship, and targeted monitoring, authorities stifle freedom of expression…
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Transnational repression: a tool that extends authoritarian government’s capacity for repression
Perhaps not-so-well-known, transnational repression constitutes a threat to human rights that has been going on for decades. The phenomenon, which entails governments reaching beyond their borders to silence…
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Bahrain’s Internet Censorship and Its Impact on Freedom of Expression
Bahrain’s internet censorship has become a critical tool for the government in maintaining control over its citizens and repressing dissent. With increasing reliance on digital technology, the Bahraini…
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What is the NSO Pegasus Software: A Deeper Look
Globally, digital surveillance has become an indispensable tool for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. A particular software that has sprung onto the radar of activist and human rights…
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Cyber Surveillance in Bahrain: The New Tool of Repression Against Activists
Human Rights Watch and independent security researchers have reported that Bahrain’s government leverages digital technology to monitor and restrict citizens, especially activists, in ways that closely resemble its…
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The Rise of Digital Surveillance and Its Impact on Privacy
Globally, digital surveillance is now a standard practice, used by both commercial businesses and governments. Drawing on the definition by David Lyon, digital surveillance can be defined as…
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