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UN probes reports of Egyptian police spying on Cop27 delegates

Egyptian police secure the area of Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre during the COP27 climate conference, on November 11, 2022. AFP - MOHAMMED ABED

Attendees of the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt have been warned they may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents, with United Nations officers on Monday confirming they're looking into allegations of surveillance and misconduct by Egyptian police.

Activists, rights defenders and civil society groups have raised concerns about being under surveillance during their time at the summit, which opened on 6 November at the Red Sea resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh.

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