Amnesty Report Documents Morocco's Sustained Spyware Campaign Against Civil Society

Amnesty International’s report and related investigations document that Moroccan security services (notably the DGST) deployed NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and other surveillance tools between 2017 and 2021 (and likely later) to target civil society, journalists, and politicians; the findings include technical forensic evidence (a VPN server within DGST IP range, reused iCloud accounts, zero-click and one-click exploit usage), corroborating leaks and whistleblower testimony, and trace the state’s broader two-decade investment in commercial surveillance systems despite official denials.