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The Future of Biometrics and Digital ID in Lebanon: Assessing Proposed Systems for Elections and Social Assistance [Report]
In Lebanon, passports, drivers’ licenses, work permits, residency permits, and humanitarian aid all use systems that require biometric data, such…
Statement from global civil society on the impact of Facebook, Google and Twitter: Concern for democracy and human rights must not end at the US’s borders
We are organisations working globally to strengthen democracy and human rights. Today we are demanding that Facebook, Google, and Twitter…
Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
17 December 2020, Ten years ago today, 26-year old Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest…
Military-Controlled Telecom Sector and Internet Shutdowns in Sudan
Sudanese authorities suspended internet services across the country last September, under the pretext of preventing cheating during the Secondary Education…
Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking
The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media,…
One Year After October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech Increase
One Year Since the October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech It’s been one year since…
Lebanon protests: Authorities prey on digital spaces to silence criticism
This article is a crosspost from Global Voices. Editor’s note: This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative…