Bahrain Using British Program to Spy on Citizens

The al-Khalifa regime is using a telecommunication program procured from a British company to spy on the Bahraini citizens’ emails and cell phones.

According to documents filed in the high court, spy technology from a UK-based company was used to target a British citizen who became a leading light in Bahrain’s Arab spring.
The witness statement of Dr. Ala’a Shehabi is seen by human rights groups as crucial in their attempt to force the British government to examine the export of surveillance equipment.
They want to secure a judicial review of the government’s alleged failure to provide them with information on what action it is taking to establish whether the sale of the technology to repressive regimes is in breach of export-license controls.