Saskia Bricmont, author at Social Europe

After the Pegasus inquiry: watching Big Brother

Saskia Bricmont

The European Parliament’s inquiry on Pegasus is over; the struggle for freedom from illegitimate surveillance is not.

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Listening in on the lives of others

Saskia Bricmont

‘National security’ has become the new excuse to spy on political opponents and journalists in Europe.

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EU must act to stop refugee pushbacks in Greece

Tineke Strik, Erik Marquardt and Saskia Bricmont

Lack of action has allowed Greece to build a dark system of pushbacks, surveillance and other fundamental rights violations.

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