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A Regional Arab Human Rights Framework: More Elusive than Justice Itself?
This week we’re resuming our Working Drafts Series on the emerging legal framework for free expression online in the Arab world,…
Champions of International Lawlessness
This is the third installment in SMEX’s Working Drafts Series on the emerging legal framework for free expression online in the Arab world….
The Curse of Constitutional Powerlessness
This is the second installment in SMEX’s Working Drafts Series on the emerging legal framework for free expression online in the Arab world….
Taakad: New Campaign To Verify Online Content in Lebanon
Social media usage has increased tremendously. In Lebanon 70 percent of netizens are now online, creating content with every comment, post, and upload….
With Free Expression in the Arab World, Where Do We Begin?
This is the first installment in SMEX’s Working Drafts Series on the emerging legal framework for free expression online in the Arab world….
SMEX Launches "Working Drafts" Series on the Emerging Legal Framework for Free Expression Online in the Arab World
Since 2011 several new laws (we’re still counting how many) have been drafted, updated, and/or passed in Arab countries that further threaten freedom…
Lebanon Blocks Six Porn Sites, Sparks Fears of Further Censorship
This post was originally posted on Global voices Lebanon’s Minister of Telecommunications has ordered Internet service providers to block six…