Amnesty ‘categorically’ backs Pegasus findings amid denials
23 July 2021 |
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An Indian minister has slammed the leaked surveillance list as "fake news." Kazakhstan said there was no "evidence" and Morocco said it planned to sue, as the Pegasus fallout showed no signs of easing up.
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