Safaa Ayyad • 03 Jun 2025

Telecommunications in South Lebanon: Has the Network Recovered After the Ceasefire?

Six months after a fragile ceasefire ended Israel’s full-blown war on Lebanon, many villages in South Lebanon remain without reliable…

Metehan Durmaz • 19 May 2025

AI Investments in the Gulf: Opportunities and Surveillance Risks

Methodology All findings and analyses were developed through the review of publicly available information, including online articles, research papers, investment…

Zeinab Ismail • 26 Feb 2025

Google’s DNS Ban in Iraq Restricts Internet Freedom 

This article was prepared in collaboration with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM). The Iraqi government, through the Telecommunications…

SMEX • 17 Jan 2025

Iraq: Balgh platform marks two years as a tool of repression

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Iraqi authorities’ continued use of the Balgh platform to monitor online…

Yasmina El Zein • 06 Dec 2024

Lebanon’s students battle war, displacement, and a failing education system

The outbreak of Israel’s war on Lebanon has forcibly displaced about 1.2 million people from their homes and disrupted the…

Yasmina El Zein • 14 Nov 2024

Telehealth for sexual and reproductive wellbeing: benefits and drawbacks 

For many, consulting with a physician via screen feels like a convenient, hassle-free alternative to a traditional clinic visit—much like…

SMEX • 17 Oct 2024

Digital Rights During the War on Lebanon: October 17, 2024

Beirut, October 17, 2024 | This week, the Israeli occupation has targeted “safe” areas in Lebanon as another war strategy…

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