A Taliban patrol in Kabul, August 18 (Photo: AP) SADIQA SHERZAI LEFT her home in Kunduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan, shortly after the Taliban overran the area several weeks before they gained control of the country. The radio and TV platforms she founded in 2008 had earned the wrath of the religious hardliners … Continue reading In Afghanistan, Where Truth Has Gone Underground, Journalists Narrate Their Ordeal
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Politics, Paranoia and Pegasus
The NSO Group headquarters in Herzliya, Israel (Photo: Getty Images) ABOUT WRITING WHAT would become his signature 1983 song titled ‘Every Breath You Take’ for the British rock band The Police, musician Sting said later, “I didn’t realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and … Continue reading Politics, Paranoia and Pegasus
Israeli Company NSO’s Spyware Is in the News in India for All the Wrong Reasons
HERZLIYA IS A coastal Israeli city where a large number of the country’s wealthy citizens live. Outside the Middle East, this affluent city, named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, often finds mention for its expensive villas and fine beaches located in a tony neighbourhood called Herzliya Pituach. But lately, it has earned … Continue reading Israeli Company NSO’s Spyware Is in the News in India for All the Wrong Reasons
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