Moroccan journalists recount years of surveillance amid new Amnesty claim
Amnesty International has released a report alleging that Moroccan authorities use Pegasus spyware to surveil journalists and activists. Several individuals have shared personal accounts of being targeted by the state.
Why it matters
The report highlights ongoing concerns regarding digital privacy, state surveillance, and the suppression of press freedom.
Amnesty cites a whistleblower’s account of how Morocco allegedly uses surveillance to silence journalists.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Moroccan journalist Omar Radi has spoken about being targeted with Pegasus spyware, amid allegations of surveillance against journalists, activists and other critics that authorities have denied [File: Abdeljalil Bounhar/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera staff Published On 6 Oct 2026 6 Oct 2026 Rabat, Morocco – “I was surveilled not because of a specific article. I was investigating land dispossession in Morocco. I then learned I was a Pegasus target,” Omar Radi, a journalist and human rights defender, told Al Jazeera, referring to the mobile surveillance tool developed by Israeli company NSO Group.
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