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British court dismisses Bahrain’s bid to block activists’ spyware lawsuit

  • Al Jazeera Staff--Al Jazeera English
  • published date: 2026-07-27 20:32:59 UTC

Ruling establishes that countries using spyware on people in the UK can be sued.

Britains Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by Bahrain to claim state immunity to close down a spyware lawsuit filed by two dissidents. The ruling, handed down on Monday by a narrow 3-2 majority, set… [+1600 chars]