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UK Supreme Court says no state immunity for Bahrain in surveillance case
The UK Supreme Court ruled against granting Bahrain state immunity in a surveillance case involving two dissidents who allege their laptops were hacked by Bahraini authorities in 2011. The court's 3-2 decision allows the lawsuit, which seeks damages for 'psychiatric harm,' to proceed, citing that surveillance occurred on British soil. Bahrain has denied the charges.
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