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Human Rights Watch
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HRW investigation shows the Bulgarian government licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commit serious human rights violations ⤵️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comCircles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report SaysA Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...
Ryan Gallagher@rjgallagher.co.uk

Documents reveal that a European company linked to Israeli spyware seller NSO Group has been exporting surveillance technology to government agencies in repressive countries for years, despite EU regulations intended to curb such sales: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comCircles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report SaysA Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communi...

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Human Rights Watch
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The European Commission has evidence that EU governments have been issuing licenses seemingly without conducting serious human rights due diligence, and yet appears to have taken no action. Read more from HRW:

hrw.orgBulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports to Rights ViolatorsThe Bulgarian government between 2018 and 2023 licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commit serious human rights violations.