Spyware industry pockets EU subsidies while snooping on its citizens

The widespread use of commercial spyware for unlawful surveillance across Europe has raised alarm – but the funding of such tools has largely gone under the radar. Follow the Money can reveal how millions in EU subsidies and taxpayer money in member states are supporting an industry criticised for undermining democracy and freedom of speech.

Turkmenistan Denies Torture Allegations in Case of Activist Mansur Mingelov - The Times Of Central Asia

At the 82nd session of the UN Committee Against Torture, held on April 23-24 in Geneva, Turkmenistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vepa Hajiyev,

Turkmenistan Denies Torture Allegations in Case of Activist Mansur Mingelov - The Times Of Central Asia

At the 82nd session of the UN Committee Against Torture, held on April 23-24 in Geneva, Turkmenistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vepa Hajiyev,

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Complaint against Tajik Officials Filed with International Criminal Court - The Times Of Central Asia

For many years now, Tajikistan’s government has been ruling the country as it wishes and ignoring all criticism of the many rights violations being committed in Tajikistan. On April 10, two NGOs -- the Ukrainian Fund of International Volunteers and Freedom for Eurasia -- and the banned Tajik opposition Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) filed a complaint with the international Criminal Court (ICC).