Zeinab Ismail • 30 Nov 2023

COP28 in Dubai: Participants’ Safety in Jeopardy Given Country’s Record

Last June, it was reported that the UAE’s national oil company read emails to and from the COP28 climate summit…

SMEX • 20 Apr 2023

Lebanon: New Amendment to Restrict Lawyers’ Freedoms

In early March, the Beirut Bar Association (BBA) implemented new amendments that require lawyers to obtain official authorization from the…

Safaa Ayyad • 05 Apr 2023

Lebanon: Summoning Journalists in Beirut and Silencing Voices in Mount Lebanon

Lebanon’s Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat retracted the case against Jean Kassir, the co-founder and managing editor of the news website…

Safaa Ayyad • 28 Mar 2023

Iraq: New Draft Law Threatens Freedoms and Violates Constitution

The new Iraqi draft law on freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful demonstration is under scrutiny for possible violations of…

Safaa Ayyad • 06 Jul 2022

Iraqi Cybercrime Draft Law: In Suspension 

Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 20 Dec 2021

Freedom of the Press in Jordan: Regulatory Amendments or Restrictions to Online Speech?

Journalism in Jordan is suffering some severe blows as a result of laws and legislations that are inherently restrictive to…

Omar Daouk • 27 Aug 2021

Authorities Silence Critics of Lebanon’s Economic Collapse

Amid an increasingly failing economy, worsening political uncertainty, and indefinite lockdowns, people took to social media to express their dismay…

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