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Obama urged to challenge Ethiopia over use of spyware

Posted on July 27, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Tom Reeve reports:

US President Barack Obama, currently on a tour of African states, has been urged to press the Ethiopian government over its use of advanced malware to spy on government critics.

Ethiopia is categorised as a repressive regime by Human Rights Watch for curtailing free speech, use of excessive force and torture and repressive legislation designed to silence opposition groups.

Read more on SC Magazine.

Right, because the U.S. has such a great human rights record and we never, ever surveill citizens who criticize our government. 

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