Amnesty International
Melilla: Never again
The death toll continues to rise. At least 23 people died last Friday trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Some organisations working on the ground have …
Amnesty International
The Guardian
Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy
The use of Pegasus spyware to target Catalan independence leaders and Spanish politicians – including the prime minister – has plunged Spain into a “crisis of democracy” and national security that can …
The Guardian
Spain’s spy chief sacked after Pegasus spyware revelations
The Spanish government has reportedly sacked the country’s spy chief Paz Esteban following revelations that the intelligence service hacked the phones of leading members of the Catalan independence movement, and …
UNPO
Catalan Civil Society Targeted With Pegasus Spyware
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) firmly condemns the Government of The Spanish government’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware to undermine and repress Catalan civil society. These allegations of espionage represent a disconcerting continuation of long-standing …
Washington Post
Democracies shouldn’t surrender to a future of limitless surveillance
Ronan Farrow reports for the New Yorker that NSO’s much-publicized links to repressive governments are only half the story. Germany uses the firm’s ultra-intrusive Pegasus tool; so does Poland; so does Belgium, …
Amnesty International
Spain: EU must act to end spyware abuse after prominent Catalans targeted with Pegasus
European Union institutions are failing to end the rampant human rights violations committed with spyware, Amnesty International said today, after the organization independently confirmed new attacks using Pegasus spyware against …
The New Yorker
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
The parliament of Catalonia, the autonomous region in Spain, sits on the edge of Barcelona’s Old City, in the remains of a fortified citadel constructed by King Philip V to …
The Guardian
Spain’s former king can face trial in UK over harassment claims, court rules
The high court in London has ruled that the former Spanish king Juan Carlos does not have sovereign immunity in the case brought against him by an ex-lover who has accused the …
The National Scot
Former Catalan president Quim Torra refuses to attend ‘pantomime’ trial
QUIM Torra, the former president of Catalonia, refused to attend his second disobedience trial in Barcelona on Thursday, arguing that he would not legitimise a “repressive pantomime disguised as justice”. Torra …
The Guardian
Former king Juan Carlos may return to Spain after inquiries dropped
Spain’s self-exiled former king, Juan Carlos, is thought to be considering a return home after prosecutors shelved three separate investigations into his financial affairs, citing insufficient evidence, the statute of …