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Serbian Authorities Target Journalists with Pegasus Spyware

3/29/2025

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In a troubling revelation, Amnesty International disclosed that Serbian authorities used Pegasus spyware to target two journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in February 2025. The journalists were lured by suspicious Viber messages, marking a disturbing third instance of Pegasus being deployed against Serbian civil society, igniting fears for press freedom and escalating state surveillance.

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In a troubling revelation, Amnesty International disclosed that Serbian authorities used Pegasus spyware to target two journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in February 2025. The journalists were lured by suspicious Viber messages, marking a disturbing third instance of Pegasus being deployed against Serbian civil society, igniting fears for press freedom and escalating state surveillance.