Saudi dissident Yahya Assiri receives UK court permission to sue Saudi Arabia over alleged 2018-20 spyware targeting.

Yahya Assiri, a Saudi dissident and founder of the National Assembly Party, has received permission from London's High Court to sue Saudi Arabia over alleged surveillance targeting his devices with spyware from NSO Group and QuaDream between 2018 and 2020. This case follows previous instances where Saudi Arabia's claims of immunity in similar lawsuits were rejected, reflecting ongoing legal scrutiny of Gulf states' use of spyware.

October 21, 2024
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