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MENA Case Study: Civil Society Organizations’ Engagement in Internet Governance Legal Frameworks: The Case of Cybercrime Laws
How did civil society organizations in West Asia and North Africa respond to the enactment of cybercrime laws? What are…
SMEX relance son Fonds pour les droits numériques (Digital Rights Fund – DRF) pour 2026!
Vous êtes un passionné de technologie, une initiative de terrain, un/e étudiant/e, un chercheur/se indépendant/e ou une organisation faisant partie…
One year on: Israel still violates Lebanon’s digital sovereignty with impunity
One year after a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, one thing remains clear: Israel…
SMEX Launches Its 2024 Annual Report: Digital Rights in Times of War
Over the past year, the digital rights movement in our region, West Asia and North Africa, has gained unprecedented momentum….
SMEX’s Recommendations for Lebanon at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Lebanon is facing its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2025, a critical moment that we can leverage to…
Policy Paper: Reforming Governance in Lebanon’s Mobile Telecom Sector
Decades of political interference, mismanagement, and corruption have rendered Lebanon’s telecom sector dysfunctional. These systemic failures left users with weak…
Women journalists learn to use AI chatbots safely despite security risks
This article and the accompanying photographs were produced with the support of UNESCO in Jordan. The views and opinions expressed…