The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 708

SecurityWeek, carrying an AFP report, said Amnesty International found that Moroccan authorities used NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on journalist Omar Radi's phone.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
SecurityWeek, carrying an AFP report, said Amnesty International found that Moroccan authorities used NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on journalist Omar Radi's phone.
Field
action
Value
Amnesty: Pegasus found on Radi's phone
About
incident 2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention
Source
Spyware By Israel's NSO Used Against Journalist: Amnesty
Publisher
SecurityWeek (AFP)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-06-22

Quotation from the source

Amnesty said the Moroccan authorities used NSO's Pegasus software to insert spyware onto the cellphone of Omar Radi, a journalist convicted in March