Bakhytzhan Toregozhina

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: July 18, 2021

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OCCRP.org

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was used to spy on politicians, activists, journalists and human rights activists from over 50 countries. In a published investigation, OCCRP noted that several journalists and activists from Kazakhstan were surveillance targets, including Serikzhan Mauletbay, Bigeldy Gabdullin and online activist Bakhytzhan Toregozhina.