Spain is proving to be the most difficult country to probe in the investigation of the use of spyware. In November 2022 Joanna Giménez and a photojournalist were arrested as they attempted to cover a protest by environmental activists.

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The report, which covers 2020-2021, shows that while the situation improved in some fields - such as more attention to mental health and a reduction in prisoner numbers - progress remained stalled in others.

Sweden's new coalition agreement is "clearly repressive" and violates basic human rights standards, according to a review by Liberties member organisation Civil Rights Defenders.

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A demonstration under the slogan "Czech Republic First!", which gathered around 70,000 people, called on the government to abandon its pro-Western agenda, withdraw from NATO and the EU, drop sanctions against Russia, and agree on gas prices.

Greek journal Documento revealed a new list of persons whose devices were wiretapped with the spyware tool called ‘Predator’. The soaring cost of living brought together tens of thousands of protesters to request higher wages.