# Moroccan intelligence used surveillance to ‘silence’ journalists, Amnesty says

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 15:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/moroccan-intelligence-uses-surveillance-to-silence-journalists-amnesty?traffic_source=rss

> Amnesty International accused Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency of using spyware, hidden microphones and phones pre-infected with malware to unlawfully surveil journalists, activists and human rights defenders. Its report identified the agency as deploying Pegasus between 2017 and 2021 and said collected data was used in smear campaigns. Morocco has repeatedly denied using spyware.