SMEX • 28 Dec 2021

The Digital ID Landscape in the GCC: A Mapping of Programs, Regulations, and Human Rights Risks [Report 2021]

This report analyzes the implementation of digital ID systems in countries of the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC), also referred to…

SMEX • 22 Dec 2021

Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorship [Crosspost]

This article was written by Yosr Jouini and published on Global Voices on December 16, 2021. On July 25, 2021,…

SMEX • 17 Dec 2021

Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as he awaits…

SMEX • 13 Dec 2021

Jawaker Needs to Improve its Privacy Policy

Jawaker, a card game application popular in Arabic-speaking countries, has been recently sold to the Swedish company Stillfront. It would…

SMEX • 03 Dec 2021

Mauritania: New law on protection of national symbols threatens free speech

We, the undersigned Mauritanian, regional and international civil society organisations, express our deep concern about Mauritanian parliament’s adoption of a…

SMEX • 12 Nov 2021

Libya’s New Cybercrime Law: Legislating Repression

On October 26, 2021, the Libyan House of Representatives passed the “Cybercrime Law,” one day after approving the “E-Transactions Law.”…

SMEX • 09 Nov 2021

Lebanese Internet Governance Forum 2021: Digital Transformation for Resilience

To all stakeholders from the Government, Business Sector, Civil Society, Technical Community, Academia, International and Regional Organizations, decision makers and…