UK Court Orders Saudi Arabia to Pay £3m to Dissident Targeted with Pegasus Spyware

UK court awarded £3m to Saudi dissident Ghanem Al-Masarir after Citizen Lab proved his phones were infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware by Saudi operators, setting precedent for transnational surveillance accountability.

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Friday, February 20, 2026Libertas Research1 sources

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UK Court Orders Saudi Arabia to Pay £3m to Dissident Targeted with Pegasus Spyware

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